Tag: series
James H. Clark
DefinitionJames Henry Clark is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. He founded several notable Silicon Valley technology companies, including Silicon Graphics, Inc., Netscape Communications...
Unconventional Cash Flow
What is an ‘Unconventional Cash Flow'
A series of inward and outward cash flows over time in which there is more than one change in...
Lagged Reserves
Banks use lagged reserves to manage their liquidity and protect themselves from risks associated with deposit outflows. Lagged reserves are a critical tool for...
Economic Forecasting
DefinitionEconomic forecasting is the process of making predictions about the economy. Forecasts can be carried out at a high level of aggregation—for example for...
QQQQ
What was 'QQQQ'
QQQQ was the previous ticker symbol for the Nasdaq 100 Trust, an ETF that trades on the Nasdaq. This security offers broad...
VIX
VIX is a ticker symbol of the Chicago Board Exchange Volatility Index (CBOE). The index represents the expectation of the market volatility in next...
Half-Life
What is 'Half-Life' Half-life represents a date in the future when half of the total principal of a mortgage-backed security (MBS) will...
Objective Probability
What is 'Objective Probability' The probability that an event will occur based an analysis in which each measure is based on a...
Tail Risk
DefinitionTail risk is the additional risk of an asset or portfolio of assets moving more than 3 standard deviations from its current price, above...
GDP Gap
DefinitionThe GDP gap or the output gap is the difference between actual GDP or actual output and potential GDP. The calculation for the output...