BID-ASK SPREAD
Amount wherein the ask price exceeds the bid. This is essentially the difference in price between the highest price that a buyer is willing to pay for an asset and the lowest price for which a seller is willing to sell it.
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Swiss National Bank
Independent central bank responsible for Switzerland’s monetary policy and issuing Swiss franc banknotes. Cantons (states) and state-owned ba ...
Emigration
Relocating people within a country to live elsewhere. People emigrate for several reasons such as improving the quality of life and escalating a pe ...
Forward Forward
An agreement between 2 parties to engage in a loan transaction in the future. The lender will lend the borrower funds on a specified future date, a ...
Bond Yield
Amount of return generated from a bond. It is computed by dividing the interest paid by its current market price. Nominal yield is the most common ...
Stuffing
Act of selling undesirable securities from the broker-dealer’s account to their clients. Brokers-dealers seek to avoid taking losses from sec ...
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