DEFENSIVE BUY
Investments perceived as being lower risk by virtue of their lower exposure to economic cycles. It is used in connection with stocks that possess defensive characteristics like the stable cash flows and lower volatilit. Defensive stocks may outperform their flashier counterparts like growth stocks during periods of economic uncertainty when equity markets display a declining trend, but will underperform during periods of economic expansion.
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Giffen Good
Good for which demand rises as the price escalates, and declines when the price decreases. It has an upward-sloping demand curve, contrary to the f ...
Inactivity Fee
Fee charged to investors by brokerages for infrequent trading in their brokerage accounts to meet the minimum trading requirement
CVE
Currency abbreviation for the Cape Verde escudo, the official currency of the Republic of Cape Verde. The CVE subunit is called the centavo. Instea ...
Product Recall Insurance
An insurance that covers the costs involved in recalling possibly defective products made by the insured.
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