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Hedge Fund
DefinitionA hedge fund is an investment fund that pools capital from accredited individuals or institutional investors and invests in a variety of assets, often...
Same-Day Funds
What are same-day funds and what do they mean for businesses
When a business owner hears the term "same-day funds," they may think it refers...
Management Tenure
What is 'Management Tenure' The length of time that a manager(s) has been at the helm of a mutual fund. A long-term...
Call
What is a 'Call' A call auction is sometimes referred to a call market; it's a time on an exchange when buyers...
Okun Gap
DefinitionIn economics, Okun's law is an empirically observed relationship between unemployment and losses in a country's production. The "gap version" states that for every...
Japanese Housewives
What is 'Japanese Housewives' Japanese housewives, in the foreign exchange world, is a collective term for the legions of Japanese matriarchs who...
Jarrow Turnbull Model
DefinitionThe Jarrow–Turnbull credit risk model was published by Robert A. Jarrow of Kamakura Corporation and Cornell University and Stuart Turnbull, currently at the University...
January Effect
What is the January Effect and does it exist
The January effect is a theory that posits that stock prices tend to rise at the...
John W. Conway
What is 'John W. Conway' The chairman, president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Crown Holdings, a company that produces metal packaging such as...