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Sales Charge

What is a 'Sales Charge' A sales charge is a commission paid by an investor on his or her investment in a...

Paper Trade

What is 'Paper Trade' A paper trade refers to using simulated trading to practice buying and selling securities without actual money being...

Impose

What is 'Impose' The act of placing a fee, levy, tax or charge on an asset or transaction to the detriment of...

Macroeconomics

DefinitionMacroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national,...

Handle

What is a 'Handle' A handle is the whole number part of a price quote. In a quote the handle could be...

Harvard Business School

DefinitionHarvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. The school offers a large full-time MBA program, doctoral programs,...

National Bank

What is a 'National Bank' A national bank, in the United States, is a commercial bank chartered by the comptroller of the...

Market Capitalization

DefinitionMarket capitalization is the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares. Market capitalization is equal to the share price multiplied by the...

Put Option

DefinitionIn finance, a put or put option is a stock market device which gives the owner of a put the right, but not the...

Paraplanning

What is 'Paraplanning' A relatively new position within the financial planning industry that involves the performance of the administrative duties of a...

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