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Credit Default Swap

DefinitionA credit default swap is a financial swap agreement that the seller of the CDS will compensate the buyer in the event of a...

Insurance

Definition Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of...

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

What is 'National Credit Union Administration - NCUA' An agency of the United States federal government that was created to monitor federal...

Brokers

An investor does not deal with the buying and selling procedures on his own; he has a broker do them for him. This is...

Stock

A stock is a security that proves ownership of an individual or a company in another corporation and it also represents a claim its...

Hedge Fund

DefinitionA hedge fund is an investment fund that pools capital from accredited individuals or institutional investors and invests in a variety of assets, often...

Management Tenure

What is 'Management Tenure' The length of time that a manager(s) has been at the helm of a mutual fund. A long-term...

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...

Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate (JIBAR)

What is 'Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate - JIBAR' The money market rate that is used by South Africa. The rate comes in...

Equity

Simply put: Equity = Assets – Liabilities However, since there are a number of different types of assets, this definition cannot encompass them all...

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