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Year

DefinitionA year is the orbital period of the Earth moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course...

Par

What is 'Par' Short for "par value," par can refer to bonds, preferred stock, common stock or currencies, with different meanings depending...

Quant Fund

What is 'Quant Fund' An investment fund that selects securities based on quantitative analysis. In a quant fund, the managers build computer-based...

Deal Breaker

DefinitionDeal Breaker is a 1995 thriller novel by Harlan Coben and is the first of the novels which feature Myron Bolitar. Deal Breaker ...

Unannualized

What is 'Unannualized' A rate of return on an investment for a period other than one year. An unannualized return may be used to report...

Marketing

Understanding the concept of marketing Marketing is a process through which companies communicate, promote, exchange and deliver offerings which have value for its target...

Oman Rial (OMR)

What is 'Oman Rial - OMR' The currency of Oman. The Omani rial is broken into smaller units, called baisa, and is...

Backing Away

What is 'Backing Away' Failure by a market maker in a security to honor the quoted bid and ask prices for a...

Lagging Indicator

What is a 'Lagging Indicator' A lagging indicator is a measurable economic factor that changes only after the economy has begun to...

Short Position

DefinitionIn finance, a short sale is the sale of an asset that the seller does not own. The seller effects such a sale by...

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