ASSOCIATION OF LATINO PROFESSIONALS IN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING ALPFA
A non profit organization made to enhance the opportunities for Latino individuals in the accounting, financial and other related fields. ALPFA assists by instigating networking events, promoting job fairs, offering scholarships, etc. They also offer workshops and mentoring to provide their members the the necessary tools to compete in the present workforce.
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Netting
Settling mutual obligations at the net value of a contract as opposed to its gross dollar value.
Lemming
An investor who follows the crowd in investing without doing any research on his/her investments. Usually, lemming results to significant losses. T ...
Transaction Deposit
Bank deposit that can be immediately withdrawn, transferred, or otherwise transacted by the depositor. Banks are required to maintain reserves on h ...
Value Fund
Value Fund refers to a stock mutual fund that holds stocks, which are believed to be undervalued in price but are likely to be capable of paying di ...
Market Order
Most common way of carrying orders; an instruction or order from a client, via broker or brokerage service, to immediately purchase or sell an inve ...
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Principles of Trading: Charting
Where can you see market movements? Charts. Thanks to technology, traders can view as many market information as they can in one go. But not all ch ...
An Introduction to Forex Currencies
As the biggest market in the world, the foreign exchange market or forex is also one of the most participated in the world. As such, learning about ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Revenue
When it comes to reporting revenue, companies should pinpoint the perilous revenues, match reported revenues to the money at hand, and analyze and ...
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| 05:00 | Credit Card Spending | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Industrial Product Price Index | Mar | |
| 14:30 | New Housing Price Index | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Raw Materials Price Index | Mar | |
| 16:00 | Consumer Confidence | Apr | |
| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Apr | |
| 02:30 | Tertiary Industry Index | Apr | |
| 02:30 | PMI Composite | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Public Sector Net Borrowing | Mar |
