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Fat Cat
What is 'Fat Cat' A slang word used to describe executives who earn what many believe to be unreasonably high salaries and...
Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLB)
What is the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLB)?
The Federal Home Loan Bank System is a network of 12 regional banks that provide financial...
Wall Street
What is 'Wall Street' Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan that is the original home of the New York Stock...
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...
Wassily Leontief
DefinitionWassily Wassilyevich Leontief, was a Russian-American economist known for his research on input-output analysis and how changes in one economic sector may affect other...
General Collateral Financing Trades (GCF)
What is 'General Collateral Financing Trades - GCF' A type of repurchase agreement which is executed without the designation of specific securities...
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (GSTT)
What is 'Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax - GSTT' A tax incurred when there is a transfer of property by gift or inheritance to...
Tap Issue
What is a 'Tap Issue' A tap issue is a procedure that allows borrowers to sell bonds or other short-term debt instruments...
Taking The Street
What is 'Taking The Street' A slang phrase referring to the hedge fund tactic of buying large amounts of a particular stock...
Hedge
A hedge or ‘Hedging’ against investment risk means to strategically use instruments in the market to offset the risk of fluctuations in the price...