NONPERFORMING ASSET
A debt obligation in which the borrower hasn’t paid any previously agreed upon interest and principal repayments to the designated lender for an extended time period. Thus, the nonperforming asset is not yielding any income to the lender in the form of principal and interest payments.
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Fat Finger Error
An error caused by pressing the wrong computer key to input data. This error is usually harmless but may sometimes have significant consequences if ...
Distribution Yield
Amount of income received or paid out by an annuity, real estate investment trust (REIT), or other income paying instruments. It is determined by d ...
Retention Bonus
A reward given to an employee that serves as an incentive to keep that key employee on the job during a significant business cycle, like a merger o ...
Introducing Broker - IB
An individual or business that gives advice to a clients but entrusts the work of the floor operation and trade execution to another futures mercha ...
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board - MSRB
A board that protects investors, municipal entities, and public interest by creating investing rules and policies in order to avoid false and manip ...
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We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
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Most of the students mull over the idea of maximizing the federal loan availability first before borrowing for college through a private loan. Norm ...
Principles of Trading: Automating Strategies
An automated trading system basically lets a computer to do the work of a trader by setting certain rules for entering and exiting trades. That com ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Ethical Investing: Activism and Advocacy of Shareholders
Activist investors are not contented with just purchasing stocks and supporting its actions or decisions. They want to change the norms of targeted ...
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| 02:30 | ANZ Jobs Advertisements | Dec | |
| 10:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | Dec | |
| 11:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Jan | |
| 20:01 | 10-y Bond Auction | Jan | |
| 23:00 | NZIER Business Confidence | 4 quarter | |
| 01:00 | FOMC Member John C. Williams Speaks | ||
| 01:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Jan | |
| 01:50 | Bank Lending | Dec | |
| 01:50 | Current Account | Nov |


