Tag: risk

What is 'Sacred Cow' A firmly held mainstream belief that is considered to be true without independent verification. In finance, and in...

DefinitionA samurai bond is a yen-denominated bond issued in Tokyo by non-Japanese companies, and is subject to Japanese regulations. These bonds provide the issuer...

What is a Macroeconomic Factor A macroeconomic factor is a broad concept used in economics to describe anything that could affect the economy as a...

A stop loss order is an order that is placed with a broker because a stock has reached a certain price. This is basically...

What is 'Backpricing' A pricing method used in specific futures contracts whereby the price of the commodity to be delivered is priced...

DefinitionBacktesting is a term used in modeling to refer to testing a predictive model on historical data. Backtesting is a type of retrodiction, and...

Beta (beta coefficient or β) is a finance term that represents risk of a financial instrument. In simple terms, it is a numerical value...

What is 'Canada Premium Bond - CPB' A debt instrument issued by the Bank of Canada that offers a higher interest rate...

What is a 'Call Market' A call market is a type of market in which each transaction takes place at predetermined intervals...

What is a 'Lapse' A lapse is the cessation of a privilege, right or policy due to time or inaction, so a...