EVENT DRIVEN STRATEGY
Strategy attempting to take advantage of occurrences such as mergers and restructurings which can lead to short-term mispricing of a firm’s stock. Employed by hedge fund managers, it concentrates on exploiting the tendency of the firm’s equities in a time of change to decline in price.
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Life Income Plan
A philanthropic investment strategy by which the property or cash is transferred into a pooled income fund and the receiving beneficiary, usually a ...
Soft Patch
Soft patch is a time period in a large trend of economic growth where the growth is generally slowed. Soft patch is typically used to refer to a pe ...
Nouriel Roubini
Roubini is economist best known for his prediction of the 2008 financial crisis. He is an economics professor at New York University, a research as ...
Daily Trading Limit
It is the gain or loss in a contract. This can be an option and future contracts that is only allowed in a trading day session. Limits are imposed ...
Form 706-GS-D
A form issued by the IRS used to calculate taxes due on trust distributions subject to a generation-skipping tax. It is used by a taxpayer who rece ...
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Principles of Trading: Well Known Trading Instruments
Traders look at two primary factors when choosing the instruments they desire to trade: liquidity and volatility. Liquidity is the extent to which ...
Introduction to Ethical Investing
Since time immemorial, investors look after better profits and income paying stocks. While many consider themselves as ethical investors, the commo ...
Ethical Investing: Socially Responsible Investing
Socially responsible investors look for socially responsible companies, especially their relations with outsiders.
First and foremost, th ...
Health Savings Account: Introduction
In essence, health savings account shoulders any health- and medical-related expenses that are not included in the high-deductible health plan. Pay ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Working Capital
Analysts and investors look at the working capital and its trends to measure a company’s financial performance. This metric determines a busi ...
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| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | Aug | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Oct | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Oct | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Oct | |
| 13:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Oct | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Sep | |
| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Oct | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Sep | |
| 10:00 | Unemployment Rate | 3 quarter |


