STRONG HANDS
1. Slang term for an individual or company that is a well-financed speculator.
2. Intention of a futures-contract holder to receive delivery of the underlying asset.
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McDonough Ratio
A ratio developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision during Basel II conference. This ratio stemmed out from the Cookie ratio that was p ...
Excess Returns
Portion of return from a security or portfolio not explained by the overall market’s return rate. It measures the value added by the investme ...
M0
Measuring money supply that sums up all the physical currency (notes and coins) that is circulating in the economy and the bank reserves held with ...
Manufactured Housing - MH
A prefabricated housing unit, which is assembled in factories, prior to being moved to sites of use. The cost of construction per square foot is ty ...
MSCI BRIC Index
An index which measures the equity market performance of the emerging market indexes of Brazil, China, India, and Russia. One of MSCI's Regiona ...
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An Introduction to Insurance
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An Introduction to Stocks
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Principles of Trading: Introduction
Trading is an active participation in the financial markets. Those who partake in buy-and-hold investing are called traders. Also called market pla ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 03:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Apr | |
| 05:00 | Expected Annual Inflation 2y from now | 2 quarter | |
| 09:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | Apr | |
| 14:30 | Building Permits | Mar | |
| 18:45 | SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan Speaks | ||
| 00:45 | Visitor Arrivals | Mar | |
| 01:50 | Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Claimant Count Change | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Average Earnings Index | Mar |
