Tag: finance

What does a C note mean and where does the term come from A C-note is a common slang term for a $100 bill. The...

What is 'Yard' A financial term meaning one billion. Yard is derived from the term "milliard" which is used in some European...

What is 'MAD' In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Moroccan Dirham. Explaining 'MAD' The currency market, also...

What is C-Share and how does it work C-share is a type of mutual fund that allows investors to share in the unrealized gains or...

What is 'Ragnar Frisch' A Norwegian economist and joint winner in 1969 of the very first Nobel Prize in Economics, along with...

What is a T-account A T-account is a visual representation of the ledger of a business or individual. It is so named because it looks...

What is 'K-Ratio' A ratio that is used in the performance evaluation of an equity relative to its risk. The ratio examines...

What is the 'W-2 Form' The W-2 form is the form that an employer must send to an employee and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...

What is 'OEX' The ticker symbol used to identify index options traded on the Standard & Poor's 100 index. OEX options are...

What is 'J. Harold Chandler' The current COO of Univers Workplace Benefits and a former president, CEO and chairman of disability insurance...