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Federal Farm Credit System (FFCS)
What is 'Federal Farm Credit System - FFCS' In the United States, a network of federally chartered financial institutions designed to provide...
Farm Credit System (FCS)
What is 'Farm Credit System - FCS' The Farm Credit System is a nationwide network of cooperative banks and associations that provide...
Wash Trading
What is Wash Trading
Wash trading is the illegal practice of buying and selling assets in order to artificially inflate the price. This is often...
General Obligation Bond (GO)
What is a 'General Obligation Bond - GO' A general obligation bond (GO) is a municipal bond backed by the credit and...
General Motors (GM) Indicator
What is 'General Motors (GM) Indicator' An indicator based on the theory that the performance of U.S. automaker General Motors (GM) is...
Above Par
What is 'Above Par' A term used to describe the price of a security when it is trading above its face value....
Underlying Security
What is an 'Underlying Security' An underlying security is the security on which a derivative derives its value. For example, a call...
Junk Bond
A non-investment grade or high yield bond is referred to as a junk bond. As the name suggests, these bonds have a credit rating...
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...
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...