HARD ASSET
An asset that is tangible or physical. Hard asset includes financial instruments, commodities, and properties. Its opposite is intangible asset, which includes patents and reputability.
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Forward Delivery
The delivery of an underlying asset at the agreed date in a forward contract. A forward delivery basically means that one party will supply the und ...
Against All Risks - AAR
An insurance policy which covers all types of damage or loss rather those particular ones. The against-all-risks policy can still include exclusion ...
Mechanism Design
A branch of microeconomics which examines how businesses and institutions can attain desirable economic or social outcomes, given the limitations o ...
Return
Return is the gain or loss a security has made in a certain period. It consists of the income and capital gains, and is typically quoted as percent ...
Reverse Exchange
A property exchange in which the replacement property is acquired first, and then the current property is traded away. A reverse exchange was creat ...
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