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General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

DefinitionGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or...

Gap Risk

What is 'Gap Risk' The risk that an investment's price will change from one level to another with no trading in between....

Impairment

What is 'Impairment' Impairment is an accounting principle that describes a permanent reduction in the value of a company's asset, normally a...

Above Par

What is 'Above Par' A term used to describe the price of a security when it is trading above its face value....
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Recession

What is a recession and how does it affect the average person A recession is a period of economic decline in which trade and investment...

Tap Issue

What is a 'Tap Issue' A tap issue is a procedure that allows borrowers to sell bonds or other short-term debt instruments...

Taking The Street

What is 'Taking The Street' A slang phrase referring to the hedge fund tactic of buying large amounts of a particular stock...
Tax Anticipation Bill

Tax Anticipation Bill (TAB)

What is a TAB and what are its benefits A Tax Anticipation Bill, or TAB, is a type of loan that allows taxpayers to borrow...

Tax Avoidance

DefinitionTax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime in a single territory to one's own advantage to reduce the amount of tax...

Tariff War

DefinitionA Customs war, also known as a toll war or tariff war, is a type of economical conflict between two or more states. In...

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