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A check, draft or negotiable instrument that a paying bank honors at a discount when presented by another bank for collection. The discount is deducted from the face value of the check or other instruments.
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Grant Deed
Legal document used to transfer title to real property or real property interest. It contains the name of the individual or entity transferring the ...
Underlying Security
Underlying Security is a financial instrument on which the value of a derivative is based.
Savings Bond Plan
Savings Bond Plan is a program that allows employees to purchase US savings bonds through payroll deductions.
Max Pain
The point at which option contracts expire at the maximum loss. The term sprung from Maximum Pain theory, which means most investors who buy and ho ...
Yield Maintenance
Yield Maintenance is a prepayment premium allowing an investor to have the same yield, thus make it seem like the borrower has settled all of the m ...
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Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Cash Flow
Companies generate money from borrowers and/or borrow money from creditors. Next, firms purchase assets and/or finance projects and programs. Then, ...
Principles of Trading: Leverage and Margin
All novice and seasoned traders need to befriend these two great tools to achieve success in trading: leverage and margin.
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Ethical Investing: Activism and Advocacy of Shareholders
Activist investors are not contented with just purchasing stocks and supporting its actions or decisions. They want to change the norms of targeted ...
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| 10:00 | KOF Economic Barometer | Dec | |
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| 16:45 | Chicago Purchasing Managers Index | Dec | |
| 17:00 | Pending Home Sales | Nov | |
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| 03:30 | Non-Manufacturing PMI | Dec | |
| 16:00 | House Price Index | Oct | |
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