Tag: factor

DefinitionIn statistics, the variance inflation factor is the ratio of variance in a model with multiple terms, divided by the variance of a model...

What is the 'Fama And French Three Factor Model' The Fama and French Three Factor Model is an asset pricing model that...

What is 'False Signal' In technical analysis, a false signal refers to an indication of future price movements which gives an inaccurate...

DefinitionWar risk insurance is a type of insurance which covers damage due to acts of war, including invasion, insurrection, rebellion and hijacking. Some policies...

What is 'Garbatrage' An increase in price and trading volume in a particular sector of the economy that occurs as a result...

DefinitionThe Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 is an Act of Congress that deregulated savings and loan associations and allowed banks to provide...

DefinitionIn economics and finance, risk aversion is the behavior of humans, when exposed to uncertainty, in attempting to lower that uncertainty. It is the...

DefinitionLife insurance is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer or assurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary...

DefinitionIn economics, diminishing returns is the decrease in the marginal output of a production process as the amount of a single factor of production...

DefinitionThe time value of money is the greater benefit of receiving money now rather than later. It is founded on time preference. Time Value...