THINLY TRADED
An investor’s inability to sell or exchange an asset for cash without a substantial price change. Securities in the financial markets are traded infrequently and in low volumes, which can result to volatile price changes in the event a transaction does not take place. Also called illiquid.
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Bubble Theory
Belief the prices of assets occasionally rise way above their true values and these bubbles are easily identifiable. The theory states huge overval ...
Hedge Accounting
An accounting method in which entries for the ownership of a security and the opposing hedge are treated as one. This method attempts to diminish t ...
12B-1 Fund
Mutual fund charging 12B-1 fees to its holders instead of the up-front or back-end commissions. Such funds take a specific part of assets and use i ...
George Soros
Hungarian-born American hedge fund manager, business magnate, and philanthropist broadly considered to be one of greatest investors worldwide. He m ...
Thorstein Veblen
American economist and sociologist best known for introducing the phrase “conspicuous consumption” in his book The Theory of t ...
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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 ...
Buying a Home: Determining the Amount You Can Afford
You have decided to buy a house, choose the best location, and select a home suitable for you needs. It is high time to determine the amount you ca ...
An Introduction to Stocks
Imagine this: you are a company owner, you get income but you don’t go to work, you just do what you want and the money keeps coming in. This ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Filing
Companies need to file several financial reports in different periods with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
14A Prox ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
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| 16:00 | Leading Index | Mar | |
| 00:45 | Trade Balance | Mar | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Industrial Product Price Index | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Raw Materials Price Index | Mar | |
| 15:30 | FOMC Member Patrick T. Harker Speaks | ||
| 16:00 | Consumer Confidence | Apr | |
| 16:00 | Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index | Apr | |
| 20:00 | FOMC Member Neel Kashkari Speaks |
