NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS - NASD
The NASD monitors the Nasdaq to ensure that the market functions properly. The NASD merged with the New York Stock Exchange's regulation committee in 2007 to form the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA.
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Capital Commitment
Future capital payments that a firm has pledged to pay out on long-term assets over a particular time period. This also talks about the securities ...
Overwithholding
A term which refers to an excess amount of tax being withheld for an employee. It will be sent back as a refund to the taxpayer after he or she fil ...
Diluted Earnings Per Share - Diluted EPS
It is the measure of a company’s profits.
Covenant
Promise a firm made to an indenture or other formal debt agreement, stating some activities will or won’t be carried out. In finance, it freq ...
Gross Spread
Difference between the security price paid by the underwriter and the actual price charged to the public. The spread compensates the underwriters o ...
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Introduction to Inflation
I asked my grandparents about the cost of living during World War II. They told me people during that period could buy a house for $5,000, a car fo ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Essentials
In the United States, the progressive tax system is one of the most important yet misunderstood concepts of tax planning. Whenever people are asked ...
An Introduction to Forex Currencies
As the biggest market in the world, the foreign exchange market or forex is also one of the most participated in the world. As such, learning about ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Liabilities
Long-lived liabilities refer to obligations which are due more than a year. Some examples of long-term debt include convertible bond and capital le ...
Ethical Investing: Instruments for Ethical Investing
The investment instruments available to ethical investors are similar to those available to all other investors, including bonds, exchange-traded f ...
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