SOFT COMMODITY
Soft commodities are commodities that are, in general, grown and not mined. Examples of soft commodity include fruit, cocoa, sugar, and coffee.
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Commodity Exchange Act - CEA
Act regulating all futures trading activities. The US government passed the law in 1936, replacing the Grain Futures Act of 1922.
Conversion Value
Financial worth of the securities acquired by immediately exchanging a convertible security for its underlying assets. Convertibles are financial i ...
Probability Density Function - PDF
A statistical measure that defines a probability distribution for a random variable and is often denoted as f(x). When the PDF function is graphica ...
SEC Form 485A24F
SEC Form 485A24F is a filing used as a registration statement. It is mandated under the SEC. These registration statements represent separate accou ...
Reporting Level
A level of ownership of a certain futures position where the holders exceed the stated amounts and are required by the CFTC to submit regular repor ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Assets
Long-lived assets, also known as non-current assets, is any asset a company expects to keep for at least one year. Such assets are expected to boos ...
Student Loans: Loan Repayment
Students, soon after your graduation, you need to enter the repayment phase. In other words, you have to start paying off your student loans. This ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Papers
Documentation is the most significant part of taxation. If you do not properly account your income and expenses, chances are you will likely miss o ...
Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
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