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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Convertible Currency
Currency which can be easily and readily bought or sold for another currency without government restrictions. Also known as hard currency.
Nominal Interest Rate
The interest rate before taking inflation into account. The nominal interest rate is the rate quoted in loan and deposit agreements. The equation t ...
Automated Clearing House - ACH
A fund transfer system that deals with direct deposit, payroll, consumer bills, tax refunds, and many more payment services.
Flipping
Flipping refers to a real estate investment strategy where investors buy properties and then sell them for a profit.
Transfer-for-Value Rule
Tax-liability rule stating a portion of the death benefit is considered an ordinary income and subject to taxation if a life insurance policy is so ...
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Principles of Trading: Introduction
Trading is an active participation in the financial markets. Those who partake in buy-and-hold investing are called traders. Also called market pla ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Assets
Long-lived assets, also known as non-current assets, is any asset a company expects to keep for at least one year. Such assets are expected to boos ...
An Introduction to Forex
The foreign exchange market or forex is the largest financial market in the world. It is where the monetary currencies of countries are traded. Thi ...
Starting Your Own Small Business: Financing a Business
After choosing the business you want to go into, regardless of the line of business, you need a startup capital in order to keep the business going ...
An Introduction to Stocks
Imagine this: you are a company owner, you get income but you don’t go to work, you just do what you want and the money keeps coming in. This ...
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