COMMODITY PAPER
Loan or advance in which the borrower’s raw materials serve as collateral. Bills of lading or warehouse receipts may be used as collateral. The lender will possess these commodities should the borrower default on his loan.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
Technique of analyzing business decisions. It summarizes the benefits of a given situation or business-related action, and deducts the expenses att ...
Credit Criteria
Several financial standards set by a lender to evaluate a potential borrower’s creditworthiness. Lenders look at the individual’s asset ...
Portable Alpha
A strategy in which portfolio managers separate alpha from beta by investing in securities that differ from the market index from which their beta ...
Globally Floored Contract
Guarantee seen in structured investment instruments giving a minimum payoff at maturity. It guards the investors or minimize his loss if the invest ...
Publicly Traded Partnership - PTP
A business that is owned by 2 or more co-owners. It is regularly traded on an established securities market.
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17:00 | Pending Home Sales | Nov | |
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03:30 | Non-Manufacturing PMI | Dec | |
16:00 | House Price Index | Oct | |
03:45 | Markit Final Manufacturing PMI | Dec |