FINE PAPER
High-quality securities that are assumed to be risk free, or commercial paper that is issued by solid blue-chip companies that have minimal risk of default. Fine paper will trade at a small spread over government issued fixed-income securities to reflect their marginal risk over truly risk-free debt.
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Discount Rate
The interest rate charged to commercial banks and other depository institutions for loans received from the Federal Reserve Bank’s discount w ...
Foreign Fund
A fund that invests in companies outside the country of residence of an investor.
Stare Decisis
Stare decisis is Latin for “to stand by that which is decided” that is used as a legal principle to restrict courts from ignoring the s ...
Advance Commitment
An agreement or promise to conduct a future action. For example, a buyer who promises to purchase a good with a predetermined price is considered a ...
Operational Target
This refers to the kind of change to the supply of money that is specified by the Federal Reserve. Usually, the chairman of Fed reports these targe ...
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