Tag: money

What is 'Fed Balance Sheet' A breakdown of the assets and liabilities held by the Federal Reserve. This report essentially outlines the...

The term security in common usage denotes safety; however in financial parlance the term is taken to refer to a tradable financial asset. In fact this...

DefinitionA savings account is a deposit account held at a retail bank that pays interest but cannot be used directly as money in the...

Leverage is the utilization of distinct financial tools or borrowed capital comprised to increase the possible return on an investment. Leverage is most commonly...

How to Calculate Variation and Maintenance Margin In futures trading, you must provide variation margin to your broker if you want to continue trading. If...

What is 'Vanilla Strategy' An approach to investing or to business decision-making that is basic and common. Some investors and businesses excel...

DefinitionA facilitating payment is a certain type of payment to foreign officials that is not considered to be bribery according to legislations of some...

What is 'False Market' A market where prices are manipulated and impacted by erroneous information, preventing the efficient negotiation of prices. These...

What is 'Fakeout' A term used in technical analysis to refer to a situation in which a trader enters into a position...

What is 'Fat Man Strategy ' A takeover defense tactic that involves the acquisition of a business or assets by a target...