DIVERSIFIED COMPANY
Firm operating multiple, unrelated businesses. Unrelated business require distinct management expertise, have several end consumers, and manufacture various products or offer different services. One advantage of a diversified company is it buffers the firm from drastic fluctuations in any industry sector. But this model is less likely to allow stockholders to realize significant gains or losses since it is not concentrated on one business.
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Netting
Settling mutual obligations at the net value of a contract as opposed to its gross dollar value.
Lemming
An investor who follows the crowd in investing without doing any research on his/her investments. Usually, lemming results to significant losses. T ...
Transaction Deposit
Bank deposit that can be immediately withdrawn, transferred, or otherwise transacted by the depositor. Banks are required to maintain reserves on h ...
Value Fund
Value Fund refers to a stock mutual fund that holds stocks, which are believed to be undervalued in price but are likely to be capable of paying di ...
Market Order
Most common way of carrying orders; an instruction or order from a client, via broker or brokerage service, to immediately purchase or sell an inve ...
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