TRANSPORTATION BOND
Fixed-income obligations used in financing public transportation systems including bridges, cargo ports, highways, and public transit. It may also pertain to bonds issued by firms in the transport sector such as airlines, railroads, and trucking companies.
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Closet Indexing
Investing strategy in which an investor or investment manager attempts to attain returns similar to the performance of a benchmark index without ex ...
Stub Quote
Order to buy or sell a stock above the stock’s market price. Trading companies use these quotes when they don’t want to trade at specif ...
Swing for the Fences
Expression used to describe huge returns in the stock market. Investors aiming to swing for the fences are endeavoring to reach a financial home ru ...
Blue Collar
Working class individual that perform manual labor and is paid per hour. In history, manual laborers wore blue shirts, which could hold a slight du ...
Desk Trader
A trader restricted to instituting trades for the clients of a firm and unable to trade with own accounts of his or her firm.
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