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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Jarrow Turnbull Model
One of the first reduced-form credit model designed by Robert Jarrow and Stuart Turnbull. The model uses multi-factor and dynamic analysis of inter ...
Step-Out Trading
Step-Out Trading is when several brokerage firms are assigned portions of another brokerage firms trade and they execute it as a large order at the ...
UTP
Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) is a form of securities regulation. It gives the right to exchanges to trade a security that did not meet the req ...
Estate Tax
Tax levied on an heir’s inherited part of an estate if the value exceeds the exclusion limit set by the law. This is mostly imposed on assets ...
Capital Investment Analysis
A money allocating technique that government agencies and firms use to evaluate the possible profitability of a long-term investment. Capital inves ...
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December 31 is fast approaching. The next thing you know you need to file your income tax return. So before you get swarmed by the hustle and bustl ...
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Students, soon after your graduation, you need to enter the repayment phase. In other words, you have to start paying off your student loans. This ...
Introduction to Ethical Investing
Since time immemorial, investors look after better profits and income paying stocks. While many consider themselves as ethical investors, the commo ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
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