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Underlying Asset

What is an 'Underlying Asset' An underlying asset is the security or commodity underlying a Derivative. The most common type of derivative is a futures...

Uncovered Interest Arbitrage

DefinitionUncovered interest arbitrage is an arbitrage trading strategy whereby an investor capitalizes on the interest rate differential between two countries. Unlike covered interest arbitrage,...

Target Market

DefinitionA target market is a group of customers within a business's serviceable available market that the business has decided to aim its marketing efforts...

UBS

What is 'UBS' A multinational diversified financial services company headquartered in Switzerland. UBS is involved in virtually all major financial activities, including...

Hard Asset

Definition In finance, a "hard asset" may be real estate, commodities, or energy. For example, gold and silver are regarded as "hard" assets. Other types...

Credit Default Swap

DefinitionA credit default swap is a financial swap agreement that the seller of the CDS will compensate the buyer in the event of a...

Savings

DefinitionSavings.com is a website that offers coupons and promotional savings, known as "deals," redeemable at nationally recognized merchant web sites and stores. Savings.com sources...

Values

What is 'Values' The worth of a nonforfeiture clause that specifies that an insured party would receive the equity from a life...

Investment

Investment refers to buying financial assets with the expectation of earning profit in the future. The underlying asset is purchased not for immediate consumption,...

Cash Flow

Cash flow refers to the total or net amount of cash and its equivalents that move in and out of an organization. If a...

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