Tag: review
Backtesting
DefinitionBacktesting is a term used in modeling to refer to testing a predictive model on historical data. Backtesting is a type of retrodiction, and...
Bad Paper
What is 'Bad Paper' Unsecured short-term fixed income instrument that is issued either by a corporation, city, state or country, that has...
Backwardation
DefinitionNormal backwardation, also sometimes called backwardation, is the market condition wherein the price of a commodities' forward or futures contract is trading below the...
Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation
What is 'Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation' An informal mathematical computation, often performed on a scrap of paper such as an envelope. A back-of-the-envelope calculation...
Contango
DefinitionContango is a situation where the futures price of a commodity is higher than the anticipated spot price at maturity of the futures contract....
Canadian Competition Act
The Competition Act is a federal law that governs competition and business practices in Canada. The act was last amended in 2009, and the...
Currency Carry Trade
Currency carry trade refers to a strategy that is used by investors to sell currencies with low interest rates and purchase currencies with a...
Canadian Institute Of Actuaries (CIA)
What is 'Canadian Institute Of Actuaries - CIA' The Canadian Institute of Actuaries, or CIA, is an organization of the actuarial profession...
Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
What is 'Canadian Securities Administrators - CSA' A collective forum composed of all the provincial and territorial securities regulators of Canada. The...
Passive ETF
What is a Passive ETF and how does it work
A passive Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that aims to track...