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A-Share
What is 'A-Share' In a family of multi-class mutual funds, this is the class that is usually characterized by a loaded fee...
Game Theory
What is 'Game Theory' Game theory is the study of human conflict and cooperation within a competitive situation. In some respects, game...
Yard
What is 'Yard' A financial term meaning one billion. Yard is derived from the term "milliard" which is used in some European...
Ma And Pa Shop
What is 'Ma And Pa Shop' A colloquial term for a small, independent, family-owned business. Unlike franchises and large corporations, which have...
NAD
What is 'NAD' In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Namibia Dollar. Explaining 'NAD' The currency market, also...
A-Shares
What are 'A-Shares' A-shares is an expression designating shares that trade on the two Chinese stock exchanges, that is, the Shanghai Stock...
Baby Bills
What is 'Baby Bills' A hypothetical nickname for the smaller companies that would have been formed if Microsoft had been broken up...
Naked Position
What is 'Naked Position' A securities position that is not hedged from market risk. Both the potential gain and the potential risk...
Gadfly
What is 'Gadfly' Gadfly is a term for an investor who attends the annual shareholders meeting to criticize the corporation's executives. Named...
W-8 Form
What is a 'W-8 Form'
A W-8 form is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that provides foreigners with an exemption from specified U.S. information...