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One of the three regular option cycles which represents the months of February, May, August and November. Option cycles refer to a pattern of months in which option contracts expire. Before the introduction of long-term equity anticipation securities (LEAPS), option contracts could only have expiration dates in four given months.
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Seasoned Security
Seasoned Security has two definitions. First, it is a financial instrument that has been traded publicly for so long in the secondary market that i ...
EV/2P Ratio
Valuation of oil and gas firms. It is computed by dividing the enterprise value by the proven and probable (2P) reserves owned by the firm. The ent ...
Preferred Habitat Theory
A theory in the investing behavior of bond buyers, which states that investors have a preferred range of bond maturity lengths, and are only willin ...
Vest Fleece
Vest Fleece is slang for a situation in which a company’s executives accelerate the vesting of their employee stock options.
Unilateral Transfer
Unilateral Transfer is an economic transaction between residents of two countries within a stipulated time period, which is usually a calendar year ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:00 | MI Inflation Gauge | Mar | |
| 02:00 | ANZ Business Confidence | Mar | |
| 02:30 | Private Sector Credit | Feb | |
| 03:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Mar | |
| 03:30 | Non-Manufacturing PMI | Mar | |
| 07:00 | Housing Starts | Feb | |
| 08:00 | Retail Sales | Feb | |
| 08:00 | Import Price Index | Feb | |
| 10:30 | Mortgage Approvals | Feb |
