CREDIT
- Contractual agreement in which a borrower receives a maximum amount of money and repays the creditor within a specific period, with interest. It also pertains to the creditworthiness of an individual or firm.
- Accounting entry which shows either an increase or decrease on assets and liabilities on the company’s balance sheets. A debit declines the net income while a credit increases net income.
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Short Leg
Short Leg is a contract where an individual holds a short position. The contract is in the option spread created by the trader by purchasing a put ...
Borrowing Base
Money a lender will loan to a company. The borrowing base is usually determined by a method called margining, where the lender determines a discoun ...
Swaziland Lilangeni
Currency abbreviation for the Swaziland Lilangeni, the official currency of Swaziland. The currency is comprised of 100 cents and presented with th ...
Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian - DWAC
A method of electronically transferring new shares or paper share certificates from the Depository Trust Company (DTC), which acts as a clearinghou ...
Economic Stimulus
Plans to financially stimulate an economy. It implements monetary or fiscal policy changes to bolster a lagging or struggling economy. Governments ...
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Principles of Trading: Introduction
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