LEHMAN BROTHERS MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES INDEX
A benchmark index which is composed of mortgage-backed securities funds, specifically with 15-year and 30-year maturities. This includes securities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC), and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA).
POPULAR TERMS
Strip
1. In bonds, the process of separating coupons from a bond, then selling its different parts as an interest paying coupons and zero-coupon bond. Al ...
Reaction
A reverse movement of the price of a security. Reaction is usually associated with a downward movement in the security’s price after an upwar ...
Barrier Option
A kind of option whose payoff is based on whether or not the involved asset has exceeded or reached a predetermined price. Barrier options can be a ...
HP
A data-smoothing technique that is commonly applied to remove short-term fluctuations that are associated with the business cycle, thereby revealin ...
Director Rotation
The cycle by which board members serve and vacate their positions. A policy regarding director rotation, or rotation of directors, may be included ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
A Primer on Retirement Planning
Every person dreams of enjoying their lives once they reach their golden years. Most people desire living in a house with a beach front view or a m ...
An Introduction to Ethical Investing
Ethical investing is, simply put, investing while taking into consideration your personal beliefs or your ethics. Because it is personal, it means ...
An Introduction to Student Loans
A college education is one of the most essential investment in a person’s life. Unfortunately, in this time and age, it has also become one o ...
Ethical Investing: Knowing Human Rights and Workers` Rights
Ethical investors want to know how corporations treat people, specifically their workers. They depend on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Righ ...
Student Loans: Private Loans
Majority of students consider federal loans as their first borrowing choice. But this loan may not be able to shoulder an entire tuition, not to me ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Unemployment Rate | 1 quarter | |
| 12:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Apr | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Apr | |
| 04:05 | RBA Assistant Governor Christopher Kent Speaks | ||
| 08:00 | GfK Consumer Climate | Apr | |
| 09:00 | CPI | Apr | |
| 09:00 | GDP | 1 quarter | |
| 10:00 | Private Sector Credit | Mar | |
| 10:00 | M3 Money Supply | Mar |
