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Fade

What is a 'Fade' A fade is a contrarian investment strategy used to trade against the prevailing trend. "Fading the market" is...

Federal Covered Advisor

What is 'Federal Covered Advisor' An investment advisor in the United States that manages more than $25 million in assets for other...

Farmer Mac – Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation – (FAMC)

DefinitionThe Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, also known as Farmer Mac, is a stockholder-owned, publicly traded company that was chartered by the United States federal...

Federal Call

What is 'Federal Call' A special type of margin call requiring a trader to deposit sufficient cash in order to meet federal...

Fed Speak

What is 'Fed Speak' A phrase used to describe former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan's tendency to make wordy statements with...

Wealth Psychologist

What is 'Wealth Psychologist' A wealth psychologist is a mental health professional who specializes in issues relating specifically to wealthy individuals. Wealth...

Labor Union

What is a 'Labor Union' A labor union is an organization intended to represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with...

Weak Shorts

What is 'Weak Shorts' Traders or investors who hold a short position in a stock or other financial asset who will close...

Wassily Leontief

DefinitionWassily Wassilyevich Leontief, was a Russian-American economist known for his research on input-output analysis and how changes in one economic sector may affect other...

Gate Provision

What is 'Gate Provision' A restriction placed on a hedge fund limiting the amount of withdrawals from the fund during a redemption...

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