EQUITY
- Stock or other security denoting an ownership interest.
- On a firm’s balance sheet, the amount of money the owners or shareholders contributed plus the remaining earnings or losses. Also called shareholders’ equity.
- In margin trading, securities’ value in a margin account less the amount borrowed from the brokerage firm.
- In real estate, difference between the property’s current market value and debt owed on the mortgage. It refers to the amount the owner would receive upon selling the property and paying the mortgage.
- In investment strategies, equity (stock) is one of the primary asset classes while the other two classes are fixed-income (bonds) and cash/cash-equivalents. Equity is used in asset allocation planning to determine the desire risk and return profile for an investor’s portfolio.
POPULAR TERMS
Senior Bank Loan
Senior Bank Loan is a debt financing obligation. Senior bank loans are issued by the financial institution, typically a bank, to an entity that may ...
Regulatory Asset
Specific costs or revenues that a utility is permitted to defer to its balance sheet, instead of reporting them on the income statement of a compan ...
Multiple Tops
Reversal chart formation that exhibits the deficit of a security to break through to new peaks on several occasions, which tells a strong sell sign ...
Iceberg Order
Huge single order that was split into several smaller lots, usually through an automated program to conceal the true order quantity.
IRS Publication 910
A document that gives information on the free resources the agency offers. Published by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), it identifies many of ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Student Loans: Consolidating Federal Loans
If you find it difficult to monitor and pay the student loans on your own, and want to reduce your monthly payment and lengthen the repayment sched ...
Ethical Investing: Corporate Governance
It is important for ethical investors to determine how companies manage themselves and their relations with investors and stakeholders.
< ...
So You Want A Job in Financial Careers: A Guide
In this tutorial, we will explore the different kinds of financial careers, the various basics of the financial industry, what you need to do in or ...
Income Sources for Creating Retirement Fund
We have already tackled the overview of retirement, its significance, and allocating money for it, the next we are about to discuss is looking for ...
Do I Need to Move Out or Renovate My House?
Before deciding whether to move our or remodel your home, you need to consider some other factors.
Emotional Attachments. You&rs ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Jul | |
| 03:45 | Markit Final Manufacturing PMI | Jul | |
| 08:00 | Retail Sales | Jun | |
| 08:30 | CPI | Jul | |
| 09:15 | PMI Manufacturing | Jul | |
| 09:30 | Procure PMI Index | Jul | |
| 09:45 | PMI Manufacturing | Jul | |
| 09:50 | PMI Manufacturing | Jul | |
| 09:55 | PMI Manufacturing | Jul |
