Tag: economics
Call Risk
What is 'Call Risk' The risk, faced by a holder of a callable bond, that a bond issuer will take advantage of...
Call Warrant
What is a 'Call Warrant' A call warrant is a financial instrument that gives the holder the right to buy the underlying...
Cabinet Crowd
What is 'Cabinet Crowd' Members of the NYSE who typically trade in inactive bonds. The cabinet crowd is made up of a...
Net Asset Value
DefinitionNet asset value is the value of an entity's assets minus the value of its liabilities, often in relation to open-end or mutual funds,...
Capital Gains Tax
DefinitionA capital gains tax is a tax on capital gains, the profit realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset that was greater than...
Capital Gain
DefinitionA capital gain refers to profit that results from a sale of a capital asset, such as stock, bond or real estate, where the...
Imperfect Competition
What is imperfect competition and why does it exist
Imperfect competition is a type of market structure where there are not enough buyers or sellers...
Pale Recession
What is 'Pale Recession' A phrase used in May 2008 by former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan to describe an economic...
Call Option
DefinitionA call option, often simply labeled a "call", is a financial contract between two parties, the buyer and the seller of this type of...
Partial Redemption
What is 'Partial Redemption' An investment-transaction classification that refers to the withdrawal of a portion of a security's value by the owner....