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CAPM – Capital Asset Pricing Model
The CAPM is a model that helps in determining the price of securities keeping in view the risk an investor takes, and the return...
Quantitative Easing
DefinitionQuantitative easing, also known as large-scale asset purchases, is an expansionary monetary policy whereby a central bank buys predetermined amounts of government bonds or...
Watch List
What is the 'Watchlist' 1. A list of securities being monitored closely by a brokerage or exchange in order to spot irregularities....
Leadership
What is 'Leadership' Leadership is the ability of a company's management to set and achieve challenging goals, take swift and decisive action,...
General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade (GATT)
DefinitionGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or...
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,...
Economic Cycle
DefinitionThe business cycle, also known as the economic cycle or trade cycle, is the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product around its...
Corporations
The word corporation represents an organization, which works completely separately from its owners, and it is in itself a legal body capable of presenting...
Absolute Return Index
What is 'Absolute Return Index' A stock index designed to measure absolute returns. The absolute return index is actually a composite index...
Japanese Government Bond (JGB)
What is 'Japanese Government Bond - JGB' A bond issued by the government of Japan. The government pays interest on the bond...