SWAP EXECUTION FACILITY - SEF
Trading system or platform allowing participants to place or trade swaps for greater transparency and significant change in derivative trading. The Dodd-Frank Act establishes the foundation for this change.
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Highly Leveraged Transaction - HLT
HLT is a loan provided from a financial institution to a company that has a large debt amount already. The existing large amount of debt only means ...
Form 5
A document that must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by an insider who has conducted insider transactions during the yea ...
Countersignature
Additional signature from an official or professional on a document that has already been signed. Serving as confirmation or authentication, it is ...
Average Collection Period
The amount of time for a business to receive payments owed.
Primary Regulator
The state or federal agency with main supervisory responsibility for a financial institution. Banks and other financial institutions will have to f ...
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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 ...
Principles of Trading: Introduction
Trading is an active participation in the financial markets. Those who partake in buy-and-hold investing are called traders. Also called market pla ...
Buying a Home: Writing an Offer
You’re down to the last four steps to buying your dream house. Now, you need to write an offer and the seller has to accept it. Take into acc ...
Renovate or Move?
You have a well-furnished home with a garden full of flowers and plants. Imagine sharing your beautiful abode, which has four bedrooms, a kitchen, ...
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