CHAEBOL STRUCTURE
Business conglomerate structure creating global multinationals with large international operations. The Korean term chaebol means business family or monopoly. Originated in the 1960s, this structure can involve a single huge firm or several groups of companies. It is either controlled, managed, or owned by the same family dynasty, normally the group’s founder. Some of the largest and most prominent chaebol are Hyundai, LG Group, and Samsung.
POPULAR TERMS
Shareholder Activist
A shareholder activist is a person who owns a stock and uses his or her rights to it for the purpose of social change. The more common issues tackl ...
Lock Period
Specified number of days, usually 30 or 60 days, by which the interest rate promised on a pending mortgage loan cannot be modified. Because mortgag ...
Limit-On-Open Order - LOO
A limit order to buy or sell a security at the beginning of the trading day if the best market price is equal or above the set price. This is only ...
Tweezer
In technical analysis, patterns seen in options trading that appear when two or more candlesticks reach the same bottom for a tweezer bottom patter ...
Debtor
A company or individual who owes money. If the debt is in the form of a loan from a financial institution, the debtor is referred to as a borrower. ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Buying a Home: Getting Into the Escrow Process
You write an offer and the seller accepts it. Deal closed. It is about time to go through the escrow process. Why does a buyer need to undergo this ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Renovate or Move?
You have a well-furnished home with a garden full of flowers and plants. Imagine sharing your beautiful abode, which has four bedrooms, a kitchen, ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
Digesting Financial Statements: System
A financial statement serves as an avenue for assimilating the overall health of a business. Let’s illustrate the four key steps in a cash-ba ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | KOF Economic Barometer | Mar | |
| 09:00 | CPI | Mar | |
| 10:30 | Net Lending to Individuals | Feb | |
| 10:30 | M4 Money Supply | Feb | |
| 10:30 | Mortgage Approvals | Feb | |
| 11:00 | Consumer Confidence | Mar | |
| 14:00 | CPI | Mar | |
| 14:00 | Harmonized CPI | Mar | |
| 16:00 | Pending Home Sales | Feb |
