Introduction

Finance Professionals

• Financial Planner - Explained
• Certified Financial Planner - Explained
• Disclosure Statement (IRAs) - Explained

Introduction

• Corporate Finance - Explained

Business Financial Planning

• Financial Projections (Overview)

Business Funding

• Startup Business Funding - Explained
• Shoestring Budget - Explained
• Equity Financing - Explained
  • Family and Friends Round - Explained

Debt

• Debt Financing - Explained
• Debenture - Explained
• Accrual Bond - Explained
• Bridge Financing - Explained
• Mezzanine Debt - Explained
• Royalty Based Financing - Explained

Equity

Other

• Factoring - Explained
• Structured Finance - Explained
• Warehouse Financing - Explained
• Revenue-Based Financing - Explained
• Cash-Flow Financing - Explained
• Working Capital - Explained
• Accounts Receivable Financing - Explained

Business Valuation

• Fair Market Value (FMV) - Explained
• Extrinsic Value - Explained

• Business Valuation - Explained
• Company Valuation Methods - Explained
• Business Valuation Methods - Explained
• Going Concern Value - Explained
• Total Enterprise Value - Explained
• Accredited in Business Valuations - Explained
• Chartered Business Valuator - Explained

Asset-Based Methods

• Asset-Based Approach - Explained
• Asset Based or Cost Based Valuation Methods - Explained
• Book Value and Adjusted Book Value Methods - Explained
• Replacement Value (Valuation) - Explained
• Liquidation Value (Valuation) - Explained
• Sum of Parts Valuation - Explained

Market-Based Methods

• Market Based Business Valuation - Explained
• Comparables (Business Valuation) - Explained
  • Comparable Transaction - Explained
• Characteristic Based Ratios - Valuation
  • Price Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio) - Explained
  • Price to Cash Flow Ratio - Explained
  • Book to Market Ratio - Explained
  • Price-to-Equity (Price-to-Book) Ratio - Explained
• Issues with Market-Based Valuation Methods

Revenue-Based Valuation

• Income-Based Valuation Methods - Explained
  • Income Approach (Valuation) - Explained
• Times-Revenue Method - Explained
• Earnings Capitalization Method - Explained
• Build Up Method - Explained
• Discount Future Cash Flows - Valuation Method
• Excess Earnings Method of Valuation - Explained
• Economic Value Added - Explained
• Value of Dividends Method - Explained

Combination Valuation Models

• Abnormal Earnings Valuation Model - Explained

Venture Capital Methods

• Pre-Money Valuation - Explained
  • Pre-Money and Post-Money Calculations - Explained
• Angel Investor - Valuation Methods
• Venture Capital Method - Business Valuation
• First Chicago Valuation Method - Explained
• Strategic Considerations in Valuation - Explained
• Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) - Explained

Investor Decision Metrics

• Payback Period - Explained
• Burn Rate (Finance) - Explained
• Rate of Return - Explained
• Internal Rate of Return - Explained
• Accounting Rate of Return - Explained
• Run Rate - Explained
• Reinvestment Rate - Explained
• Recurring Revenue - Explained
• Monthly Recurring Revenue - Explained

Business Capital Structure

• Capital (Business) - Explained
• Capitalization (Company) - Explained
• Capital Formation - Explained
• Capitalization of Profits - Explained
• Capital Structure (Company) - Explained
• Capital Stock - Explained
• No Par Value Stock - Explained
• Recapitalization - Explained
• Senior Security - Explained
• Capital Accumulation - Explained
• Traditional Theory of Capital Structure - Explained

Budgeting

• Capital (Business) - Explained
• Operating Budget - Explained
• Capital Budgeting - Explained
• Sunk Cost Dilemma - Explained

Project Finance

• Captive Finance Company - Explained

Compensation Methods

• Employee Profit Sharing Plan - Explained
• Payment in Kind - Explained

• Hurdle Rate - Explained

• Discount Rate (Bank Rate and Cash Flow) - Explained
• Discounted Cash Flow - Explained
• Illiquid (Asset) - Explained
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• EBITDA Business Valuation Multiple - Explained
• Capitalization of Earnings - Explained
• Lifetime Value of Customer - Explained
• Capital Expenditures (CapEx) - Explained
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• Cost Approach to Real Estate Valuation - Explained
• Intrinsic Value (Company) - Explained
• Illiquid (Assets) - Explained
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• Levered Beta - Explained
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• Terminal Value - Explained
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• Total Cost of Ownership - Explained
• Compound Annual Growth Rate - Explained
• Cost of Equity - Explained
• Cost of Capital - Explained
• Earnings Basis - Explained
• Net Present Value - Explained
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• Weighted Average Cost of Capital - Explained
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• Abandonment Value - Explained
• Multistage Dividend Discount Model - Explained
• Off Balance Sheet Financing - Explained
• Weighted Average Cost of Equity - Explained
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• Price Earnings to Growth (PEG) Ratio - Explained
• Present Value - Explained
• Adjusted Present Value - Explained
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• Endowment - Explained
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• Slush Fund - Explained
• At a Discount - Explained
• At a Premium - Explained
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• Cost of Living Adjustment - Explained
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• Delta (Derivative Pricing) - Explained
• Free Cash Flow (FCF) - Explained
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• Absolute Value - Explained
• Accelerated Dividend - Explained
• Mid-Cap Company Shares - Explained
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• Unlevered Cost of Capital - Explained
• Unlevered Free Cash Flow - Explained
• Unlevered Beta - Explained
• Treasury Stock Method - Explained
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• CAPE Ratio - Explained
• Absolute Percentage Growth - Explained
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• Fully Diluted Shares - Explained
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• Appropriation - Explained
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• PEG Payback Period - Explained
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• Deleverage - Explained
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• Q Ratio (Tobin's Q) - Explained
• Relative Valuation Model - Explained
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• Leveraged Buyback - Explained
• Leveraged Recapitalization - Explained
• Levered Free Cash Flow - Explained
• Lintner's Model - Explained
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• Capital Dividend - Explained
• Chartered Asset Manager - Explained
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• Assessed Value - Explained
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• Cockroach Theory - Explained
• Bucket (Finance) - Explained
• Mosaic Theory - Explained
• Conduit Financing - Explained
• Irrelevance Proposition Theorem - Explained
• Private Activity Bond - Explained
• Private Person Bond - Explained
• Unquoted Public Company - Explained
• Devolvement - Explained
• Revenue Cap Regulation - Explained
• Anticipation Note - Explained
• Airdrop (Cryptocurrency) - Explained
• Private Finance Initiative - Explained
• Replacement Chain Method - Explained
• Asset Valuation Reserve - Explained
• Private Investment in Public Equity - Explained
• Firm Commitment - Explained
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• Middle Market - Explained
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• Financial Stability Plan - Explained
• Market (Market-Based) Approach - Explained
• Macaulay Duration - Explained
• Micro-VC - Explained
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• Fundamental Analysis - Explained
• Financial Ratio Analysis - Explained
• Follow-On Investing - Explained
• Fronting Loan - Explained
• Funding Platform - Explained
• Initial Coin Offering (ICO) - Explained
• Currency Option - Explained
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• Notice Filing (Investment Advisors) - Explained
• Fixed Amortization Method (Retirement Accounts) - Explained
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• Buyback Ratio - Explained
• Appreciation (Value) - Explained
• Aggregate Level Cost Method - Explained
• Actual Deferral Percentage / Contribution Percentage Tests - Explained
• Accrual Rate - Explained

Introduction

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  • Whisper Number - Explained
  
  
• Global Depositary Receipts - Explained
• Zero Coupon Bond - Explained
• Earnings Per Share - Explained
• Diversification Strategy (Investments) - Explained
• Derivative Securities - Explained
• Dry Powder (Finance) - Explained
• Discount Share (Stock) - Explained
• Lack of Control Discount (Stock) - Explained
• Discount for Lack of Marketability (Stock) - Explained
• Discount for Lack of Voting Rights (Stock) - Explained
• Daily Trading Limit (Securities) - Explained
• DAX 100 - Explained
• Dividend Reinvestment Plan - Explained
• Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow) - Explained
• Dow Jones US Total Market Index - Explained
• Dow Jones Global Indexes - Explained
• Dow Theory - Explained
• Downtick (Financial Markets) - Explained
• Floating Exchange Rates - Explained
• Edgeworth Price Cycle - Explained
• Efficient Market Hypothesis - Explained
• Equity Risk Premium - Explained
• Energy or Royalty Trust - Explained
• Zero Cost Collar Option Strategy - Explained
• Zero Basis Risk Swap - Explained
• Yield Curve - Explained
• Yield Spread - Explained
• Yield to Call - Explained
• Pure Yield Pickup Swap - Explained
• Hedge (Investment) - Explained
• High Water Mark (Investment) - Explained
• Hurdle Rate (Finance) - Explained
• Return on Investment (ROI) - Explained
• Risk Free Rate of Return - Explained
• Risk Premium - Explained
• Redeemable Bonds - Explained
• Regulation T - Explained
• Rule of 72 - Explained
• Random Walk Theory (Stock Market) - Explained
• Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit - Explained
• Capitalization Rate - Explained
• Capped Fund (Investments) - Explained
• Carried Interest (Finance) - Explained
• New York Stock Exchange - Explained
• NASDAQ - Explained
• Naked Call Option - Explained
• National Futures Association - Explained
• New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) - Explained
• New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) - Explained
• Naked Debenture - Explained
• Hang Seng Index (HSI) - Explained
• Herstatt Risk - Explained
• Hulbert Financial Digest - Explained
• Forward Dividend Yield - Explained
• Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM) - Explained
• Warrant (Finance) - Explained
• Weak Form Market Efficiency - Explained
• ABX Index - Explained
• Above Par (Bond Price) - Explained
• Abnormal Return - Explained
• Accrued Interest Bond - Explained
• Accumulation Period - Explained
• At The Money Option Price - Explained
• Amortization of Bond Costs - Explained
• Amortization of Bond Discount - Explained
• Accretion - Explained
• Bearer Bond - Explained
• Bond Ratings - Explained
• Bond Market - Explained
• Broker Dealer - Explained
• Backwardation - Explained
• Binary Option - Explained
• Buy Limit Order - Explained
• Buying on Margin - Explained
• Buy-Side (Market Trading) - Explained
• Brent Crude - Explained
• Buy Stop Order - Explained
• Cap and Trade - Explained
• Capital Markets - Explained
• Certificate of Deposit - Explained
• Call Option - Explained
• Bear Market - Explained
• Chicago Board of Trade - Explained
• Commodity Futures Modernization Act - Explained
• Collateralized Loan Obligation - Explained
• Commingled Fund - Explained
• Currency Swap - Explained
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Explained
• Chicago Stock Exchange - Explained
• Guaranteed Interest Certificate - Explained
• Intermarket Surveillance Group - Explained
• Committee on the Uniform Security Identification Procedure Numbers (CUSIP) - Explained
• Inflation Protected Securities - Explained
• Keogh Plan - Explained
• Knock Out Option - Explained
• Jitney - Explained
• Income Deposit Security - Explained
• Listed Stock or Listed Security - Explained
• Asset-Backed Securities - Explained
• Chicago Board Options Exchange - Explained
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange - Explained
• Closed End Fund - Explained
• Open End Fund - Explained
• January Effect - Explained
• Black Scholes Formula - Explained
• Black Swan - Explained
• London Stock Exchange - Explained
• Open Financial Exchange - Explained
• London Financial Futures and Options Exchange - Explained
• London Metal Exchange - Explained
• Lookback Option - Explained
• Good Til Cancelled (Investment Order) - Explained
• Investment Grade - Explained
• Portfolio Management - Explained
• Option Premium - Explained
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange - Explained
• Passive Investing - Explained
• Financial Engineering - Explained
• Forward Swap - Explained
• Pooled Investment Vehicle - Explained
• Position Limit (Derivatives) - Explained
• Rubber Band Effect - Explained
• Ponzi Scheme - Explained
• Morningstar System - Explained
• Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) - Explained
• Sinking Fund - Explained
• Warrant (Stock) - Explained
• Collar Agreement - Explained
• Prepaid Variable Forward - Explained
• Systemic Risk - Explained
• Securities Investor Protection Corporation - Explained
• S&P Case-Shiller US Home Price Index - Explained
• Risk Adjusted Discount Rate - Explained
• Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) - Explained
• Russell Index - Explained
• Market Capitalization (Market Cap) - Explained
• TSX Venture Exchange - Explained
• Municipal Bond - Explained
• Modern Portfolio Theory - Explained
• Small Cap (Businesses) - Explained
• Secondary Purchase (Finance) - Explained
• Institutional Investor - Explained
• Standard and Poor's Ratings - Explained
• Burnout (Mortgage Backed Securities) - Explained
• Secondary Market - Explained
• Securitization - Explained
• S&P TSX60 Index - Explained
• Thin Market - Explained
• Trust Indenture (Bonds) - Explained
• Arbitrage Pricing Theory - Explained
• Uptick (Trading) - Explained
• Tranche - Explained
• Volume Weighted Average Price - Explained
• Wash Sale - Explained
• World Federation of Stock Exchanges - Explained
• Amortizable Bond Premium - Explained
• Annuity - Explained
• Blockage Discount - Explained
• Barone-Adessi and Whaley Model - Explained
• US Savings Bond - Explained
• Bull Market - Explained
• Dividend Yield - Explained
• American Depositary Receipts - Explained
• American Depositary Shares - Explained
• Credit Default Swap - Explained
• Effective Annual Yield - Explained
• Exchange Traded Fund - Explained
• Value Line Composite Index - Explained
• Global Industry Classification Standard - Explained
• Hedge Fund - Explained
• Investment Advisor - Explained
• Variable Annuity - Explained
• Interest Rate Swap - Explained
• Equity Indexed Annuity - Explained
• Individual Retirement Account (IRA) - Explained
• Investment Company Act of 1940 - Explained
• Swap (Finance) - Explained
• Money Market Fund - Explained
• Mutual Fund - Explained
• Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation - Explained
• Penny Stock - Explained
• Treasury Bill (T-Bill) - Explained
• Yield (Finance) - Explained
• Bell Shaped Portfolio - Explained
• Bond Anticipation Note - Explained
• Bunny Bond - Explained
• Brady Bonds - Explained
• Breadth of Market Theory - Explained
• Yield to Maturity - Explained
• Roth IRA - Explained
• Above Market Cost (Market Trading) - Explained
• ABC Agreement - Explained
• Advance Decline Line Ratio - Explained
• Accelerated Bookbuild - Explained
• Accumulation Option - Explained
• Amortizing Swap - Explained
• Average Annual Current Maturities - Explained
• AC-DC Option - Explained
• At the Money Forward Option - Explained
• Intermarket Spread Swaps - Explained
• Benchmark Index - Explained
• Bulldog Bond - Explained
• Substitution Swap - Explained
• Rate Anticipation Swap - Explained
• Balanced Fund - Explained
• Effective Yield - Explained
• Across the Board (Finance) - Explained
• Bermuda Option - Explained
• Absolute Breadth Index - Explained
• Accreting Principal Swap - Explained
• October Effect - Explained
• Odd Lot Theory - Explained
• In The Money (Option) - Explained
• Footsie (FTSE) - Explained
• Flat Yield Curve - Explained
• Multi-Asset Class - Explained
• Weighted Alpha - Explained
• Wedge (Technical Analysis) - Explained
• Watered Stock - Explained
• Wash Sale Rule - Explained
• Multiple Discriminant Analysis - Explained
• Buy-Write (Options) - Explained
• Buy-Stops Above - Explained
• Buy and Hold (Investing Strategy) - Explained
• Taping Rule (Securities) - Explained
• Margin Account - Explained
• MAR Ratio - Explained
• Tail Risk (Portfolio) - Explained
• Backpricing (Forward Contracts) - Explained
• Backspread (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Bagging the Street - Explained
• Dark Cloud Cover - Explained
• Dark Pool - Explained
• Darvas Box Theory - Explained
• Calamity Call - Explained
• Calendar Effect (Stock Market) - Explained
• Calendar Spread (Investments) - Explained
• Call (Options and Auctions) - Explained
• Call Rule - Explained
• Back-end Load - Explained
• Backdoor Roth IRA - Explained
• Backing Away (Securities Market) - Explained
• Day Trader - Explained
• Decentralized Market - Explained
• Decoupling - Explained
• Dedication Strategy (Investment) - Explained
• Face Value (Securities) - Explained
• Fairness Opinion - Explained
• Falling Three Methods - Explained
• Gamma (Options Pricing) - Explained
• Jensen's Measure - Explained
• Jumbo Pool (Mortgages) - Explained
• Efficient Frontier (Investment) - Explained
• Elliott Waves Theory - Explained
• Embedded Option (Bonds) - Explained
• Naked Put - Explained
• Narrow Basis (Stocks) - Explained
• Ladder Option - Explained
• Lamda (Options Pricing) - Explained
• Make a Market (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Make-Whole Call Provision (Bonds) - Explained
• Mandatory Redemption Schedule (Bond) - Explained
• Underwater (Value of Asset) - Explained
• Certified Asset Protection Analyst - Explained
• Certified Commercial Investment Member - Explained
• Offsetting Transaction - Explained
• Market Capitalization Rule - Explained
• Market Discount (Bonds) - Explained
• Certified Trust and Financial Advisor - Explained
• Wrap Around Annuity - Explained
• Yield Basis - Explained
• Market Efficiency - Explained
• Market Exposure - Explained
• Market Order - Explained
• On Neck Pattern - Explained
• Capitulation (Investing) - Explained
• Annual Percentage Yield - Explained
• Market Risk - Explained
• Marketweight - Explained
• Martingale System - Explained
• Semi-strong Form Efficiency - Explained
• Active Trading - Explained
• Required Rate of Return - Explained
• Short Position (Trading) - Explained
• Active Investing - Explained
• Active Management (Investing) - Explained
• Earnings Call - Explained
• Treasury Receipt - Explained
• Treasury Bond (T-Bond) - Explained
• Treasury Note - Explained
• Risk-Free Asset - Explained
• Asset Management - Explained
• Below Par - Explained
• Bear (Investor) - Explained
• Basis Point - Explained
• Biased Expectations (Financial Trading) - Explained
• Broker - Explained
• Commodity Swap - Explained
• Commodity Price Risk - Explained
• Brokerage Account - Explained
• Central Registration Depository - Explained
• Corner a Market - Explained
• Coupon (Bonds) - Explained
• Cumulative Volume Index - Explained
• Cross Hedge (Investments) - Explained
• Fortune 500 (Company) - Explained
• Shingle Theory - Explained
• Financial Modeling - Explained
• Clearing House - Explained
• Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) - Explained
• Asset Swapped Convertible Option Transaction (ASCOT) - Explained
• Asset Swap - Explained
• Absolute Rate (Interest Rate Swap) - Explained
• Absolute Return - Explained
• Guaranteed Investment Contract - Explained
• Moody's - Explained
• Weighted Average Market Capitalization - Explained
• Workable Indication (Bonds) - Explained
• Yellow Sheets - Explained
• Unitized Endowment Pool - Explained
• Adaptive Market Hypothesis - Explained
• Penny Stock Reform Act - Explained
• Unit Investment Trust - Explained
• Unit Trust - Explained
• Workout Period (Trading) - Explained
• World Gold Council - Explained
• Master Swap Agreement - Explained
• Structured Investment Vehicle - Explained
• Treasury Yield - Explained
• Emirates Investment Authority - Explained
• Churning (Investor) - Explained
• Circular Trading - Explained
• CINS Number - Explained
• Candlestick (Price Chart) - Explained
• Callable Security - Explained
• Accumulation Phase (Annuities) - Explained
• Active Stocks - Explained
• Chooser Option (Finance) - Explained
• Canary Call - Explained
• Calmar Ratio - Explained
• Call Swaption - Explained
• Accommodation Trading - Explained
• Accrual Swap - Explained
• Adjustable Peg (FOREX) - Explained
• Ad Infinitum - Explained
• Actuals (Commodities) - Explained
• Worden Stochastics - Explained
• Stuffing (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Treasury STRIPS - Explained
• Treynor-Black Model - Explained
• Treynor Ratio - Explained
• White Elephant - Explained
• White Candlestick - Explained
• Adjustment Bond - Explained
• Gypsy Swap - Explained
• Adjusted Funds from Operations - Explained
• Active Index Fund - Explained
• Active Bond Crowd - Explained
• Active Bond - Explained
• Accrued Interest Adjustment - Explained
• Accretion of Discount - Explained
• Accreted Value - Explained
• Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses - Explained
• Accumulative Swing Index - Explained
• Accumulation Unit - Explained
• Accumulation Bond - Explained
• Accumulation Area (Finance) - Explained
• Accumulation (Finance) - Explained
• Accidental High Yielder - Explained
• Accelerated Return Note - Explained
• Absolute Return Index - Explained
• Lattice-Based Model - Explained
• NYSE Composite Index - Explained
• Capital Growth Strategy - Explained
• Capital Structure Arbitrage - Explained
• Capital Market Line - Explained
• Financial Analysis - Explained
• Thrift Savings Plan - Explained
• Ticker Symbol - Explained
• Five Percent Rule - Explained
• Depositary Receipt - Explained
• DuPont Analysis - Explained
• Informed Consent (Investment) - Explained
• Fund Manager - Explained
• Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) of ETFs - Explained
• Fence (Investments) - Explained
• Stock Swap - Explained
• Top Down Analysis - Explained
• Technical Analysis - Explained
• Traditional IRA - Explained
• Capital Commitment - Explained
• Uptick Rule - Explained
• Volatility - Explained
• Investment Manager - Explained
• Irrational Exuberance - Explained
• Prudent Person Rule - Explained
• Pink Sheets - Explained
• Pipeline Theory - Explained
• Options Contract - Explained
• Out of the Money (Options) - Explained
• Put (Option Contract) - Explained
• Black Friday - Explained
• Required Yield - Explained
• Stop-Loss Order (Trading) - Explained
• Pivot (Stock Price) - Explained
• Perfect Hedge - Explained
• Thinly Traded (Securities) - Explained
• Speculation (Investing) - Explained
• Spread (Trading) - Explained
• Money Management - Explained
• Money Market - Explained
• Long (Long Position) - Explained
• Expected Return - Explained
• American Academy of Financial Management - Explained
• American Association of Individual Investors - Explained
• Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding - Explained
• Bond Yield - Explained
• Cost of Carry - Explained
• Presidential Election Cycle Theory - Explained
• Collateralized Bond Obligation - Explained
• Stockbrocker - Explained
• Delisting - Explained
• Desk Trader - Explained
• Security Market Line - Explained
• Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers - Explained
• Family of Funds - Explained
• Coupon Rate - Explained
• Average Return - Explained
• Comparable Company Analysis - Explained
• Bay Street - Explained
• Comparative Market Analysis - Explained
• Company Risk (Investment) - Explained
• Portfolio of Investments - Explained
• Freeze Out (Trading) - Explained
• Average Annual Return - Explained
• American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation - Explained
• Bellwether (Trading Markets) - Explained
• Liquidity Premium - Explained
• Exit Fee (Investor Sale of Shares) - Explained
• Closing Bell - Explained
• Bid and Ask - Explained
• Junk Bond - Explained
• Memory of Price Strategy - Explained
• Micro Cap - Explained
• Federal Credit Union - Explained
• Preferred Habitat Theory (Bond Trading) - Explained
• Convexity (Bonds) - Explained
• Centralized Market - Explained
• Anti-Reciprocal Rule (FINRA) - Explained
• Cash and Carry Transaction - Explained
• Certificate of Government Receipt (COUGR) - Explained
• Volcker Rule - Explained
• Relative Return - Explained
• Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor - Explained
• Qualified Eligible Participant - Explained
• Forward Contract - Explained
• Filter Rule - Explained
• Fractal Markets Hypothesis - Explained
• Reintermediation - Explained
• Captive Fund - Explained
• Cash on Cash Return - Explained
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - Explained
• Load (Mutual Fund) - Explained
• Specific-Shares Method (Investements) - Explained
• Total Expense Ratio - Explained
• Bull (Investor) - Explained
• Attribution Analysis - Explained
• Balloon Interest - Explained
• Capital Pool Company - Explained
• Poison Put - Explained
• Boiler Room (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Bond Discount - Explained
• After-Tax Real Rate of Return - Explained
• Captive Real Estate Investment Trust - Explained
• Assets Under Management - Explained
• Asset Class - Explained
• Algorithmic Trading - Explained
• Advisor Fee - Explained
• After the Bell - Explained
• Collateralized Debt Obligation - Explained
• Collateralized Mortgage Obligation - Explained
• Collective Investment Fund - Explained
• Bond - Explained
• Bloomberg Terminal - Explained
• Alternative Investment - Explained
• After-Hours Trading - Explained
• Binomial Tree (Options) - Explained
• Indemnification Method (Trading) - Explained
• Aggregation - Explained
• Feeder Fund - Explained
• Commercial Paper Funding Facility - Explained
• Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst - Explained
• Chartered Financial Consultant - Explained
• Chartered Financial Risk Engineer - Explained
• Chartered Investment Counselor - Explained
• Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor - Explained
• Chartered Portfolio Manager - Explained
• Medium Term (Investments) - Explained
• Original Issue Discount - Explained
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Explained
• Straight Through Processing (Financial Transactions) - Explained
• Tight Market (Trading) - Explained
• Spot Market - Explained
• American Option - Explained
• After-Market Performance - Explained
• Amplitude (Securities) - Explained
• Agio - Explained
• Pass-Through Rate (Mortgage-Backed Securities) - Explained
• Greater Fool Theory - Explained
• Halloween Strategy - Explained
• Headline Effect - Explained
• Exhausted Selling Model - Explained
• Intermarket Analysis - Explained
• Bubble Theory - Explained
• Formula Method (Swaps) - Explained
• Standard and Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPDR) - Explained
• Stop-Limit Order - Explained
• Straddle (Options Trading) - Explained
• Theta (Options Trading) - Explained
• The Kelly Criterion - Explained
• Broker of Record - Explained
• Clearing Member Trade Agreement - Explained
• Collar (Trade Strategy) - Explained
• Commodities Exchange - Explained
• Commodity Exchange Act - Explained
• Commodity Pool - Explained
• Clientele Effect - Explained
• Close Location Value - Explained
• Closed-End Management Company - Explained
• Breaking the Buck - Explained
• Bowie Bond - Explained
• Appraisal Ratio - Explained
• Arbitrage Bond - Explained
• Black Litterman Model - Explained
• Black's Model - Explained
• Benjamin Method - Explained
• Better Alternative Trading System - Explained
• Ask (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Alternative Trading System - Explained
• Brokerage Company - Explained
• Cox, Ross, & Rubinstein Option-Pricing Model - Explained
• Capital Gains Distribution (Managed Funds) - Explained
• CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) - Explained
• Composite (Trading Markets) - Explained
• Distressed Securities - Explained
• Dividend Irrelevance Theory - Explained
• Consensus Estimate - Explained
• Constant Maturity (Treasury Security) - Explained
• Assignment of Trade - Explained
• Post-Modern Portfolio Theory - Explained
• Fed Model - Explained
• Angel Bond - Explained
• Cushion Theory - Explained
• S Score - Explained
• Base Currency - Explained
• Continuous Quotation System - Explained
• Industry Classification Benchmark - Explained
• Automated Bond System - Explained
• Junior Capital Pool - Explained
• Kappa (Option Pricing) - Explained
• Mortgage Pool - Explained
• Mutual Fund Theorem - Explained
• Monday Effect - Explained
• Master Feeder Fund - Explained
• Principal Protected Note - Explained
• Measuring Principle (Stock Price) - Explained
• Minsky Moment - Explained
• Modified Dietz Method - Explained
• Automated Customer Account Transfer Service - Explained
• Auction Rate - Explained
• Ascending Channel - Explained
• Broker-Reseller - Explained
• Squawk Box - Explained
• Automated Confirmation Transaction Service - Explained
• Advance Block - Explained
• Brochure Rule - Explained
• Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan - Explained
• Stock Market Capitalization to GDP Ratio - Explained
• Order Protection Rule - Explained
• Annual Holdings Turnover - Explained
• Permanent Capital Vehicle - Explained
• Fund of Funds - Explained
• Fixed Annuity - Explained
• Protected Fund - Explained
• Annualized Rate - Explained
• Piotroski Score - Explained
• House-Money Effect - Explained
• Black-Box Model - Explained
• Bilateral Netting - Explained
• Bogey (Investment Performance) - Explained
• Individual Retirement Annuity - Explained
• Information Ratio (Investments) - Explained
• Differential (Trading) - Explained
• Credit Spread (Bonds and Options) - Explained
• Hedonic Pricing - Explained
• Full Service Broker - Explained
• Balanced Investment Strategy - Explained
• Price Variance - Explained
• Reprice (Stock Options) - Explained
• Foreign Exchange Contract - Explained
• Frontier Market - Explained
• Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share - Explained
• Fixed and Variable Rate Analysis - Explained
• Fixed Purchase Option - Explained
• Fixed Change Coverage Ratio - Explained
• Option - Explained
• Market Maker - Explained
• Monte Carlo Method - Explained
• Moody's Investor Service - Explained
• Mortgage-Backed Revenue Bond - Explained
• Multilateral Trading Facility - Explained
• Margin Call - Explained
• Forex - Explained
• Fundless Equity Sponsor - Explained
• Forward Rate - Explained
• Management Fee - Explained
• Market Risk Premium - Explained
• Moody's Bond Survey - Explained
• Modigliani and Miller Proposition II - Explained
• Monetary Control Act - Explained
• Fixed Income (Adjective) - Explained
• Warrant (Finance) - Explained
• Bitcoin Mining - Explained
• Closed Virtual Currency - Explained
• Zero-Cost Strategy - Explained
• Event Driven Strategy - Explained
• Electronic Communication Network - Explained
• Association of International Bond Dealers - Explained
• Starting a Hedge Fund - Explained
• Costs to Start a Hedge Fund - Explained
• Market Segmentation Theory (Finance) - Explained
• Primary vs Secondary Market (Finance) - Explained
• Total Shareholder Return - Explained
• Ratable Accrual Method (Bonds) - Explained
• Net Asset Value (Investments) - Explained
• Behaviorist (Finance) - Explained

Introduction

• European Central Bank - Explained
• Business Credit Score - Explained
• Deferred Payment - Explained
• Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Explained
• Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACTA) Act - Explained
• Insufficient Funds (NSF) - Explained
• International Bank Account Number - Explained
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - Explained
• Fixed-Rate Mortgage - Explained
• Float (Banking) - Explained
• Effective Annual Interest Rate - Explained
• Home Equity Conversion Mortgage - Explained
• House Price Index - Explained
• Housing and Economic Recovery Act - Explained
• Housing Policy Counsel - Explained
• Redlining (Discrimination) - Explained
• Regulation C (Mortgage Lending) - Explained
• Revolving Credit - Explained
• Right of Rescission (Truth in Lending Act) - Explained
• Recourse Loan - Explained
• Regulation Q - Explained
• Regulation R - Explained
• Regulation Z - Explained
• Regulation U - Explained
• Rule of 78 - Explained
• Bank Examination - Explained
• National Credit Union Association - Explained
• Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) Account - Explained
• National Association of Mortgage Brokers - Explained
• Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization - Explained
• Adjustable-Rate Mortgage - Explained
• Amortized Loan - Explained
• Bridge Loan - Explained
• Balloon Loan - Explained
• Balloon Payment - Explained
• Bank Identification Number - Explained
• Bank Insurance Fund - Explained
• Emergency Banking Act of 1933 - Explained
• Bank Automated Clearing System - Explained
• Capital Requirements (Banking) - Explained
• Cash Out Refinance - Explained
• Community Reinvestment Act - Explained
• Community Development Financial Institution - Explained
• Cash in Advance (Int'l Shipping) - Explained
• Chex System - Explained
• Gramm Leach Bliley Act - Explained
• Glass Steagall Act - Explained
• Cost of Funds Index - Explained
• London Interbank Bid Rate - Explained
• Closed End Credit - Explained
• Lombard Rate - Explained
• London Interbank Mean Rate - Explained
• Open End Credit - Explained
• Loan to Value Ratio - Explained
• Regional Development Bank - Explained
• Private Banking - Explained
• Peer to Peer Lending - Explained
• Riegle Neal Interstate Banking Act - Explained
• Right of Offset - Explained
• London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR) - Explained
• Back-end Ratio - Explained
• Reverse Mortgage - Explained
• Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) - Explained
• Usury - Explained
• Uniform Residential Loan Application - Explained
• Waterfall Payment Scheme - Explained
• Commercial Bank - Explained
• Finance Charge - Explained
• Investment Bank - Explained
• Variable Interest Rate - Explained
• Federal Reserve System - Explained
• Bank Confirmation Letter - Explained
• Blocked Funds - Explained
• Bankable Funds - Explained
• Benchmark Interest Rate - Explained
• Banker's Blanket Bond - Explained
• ABA Bank Index - Explained
• ABA Transit Number - Explained
• Alternative Mortgage Instrument - Explained
• Buydown (Mortgage) - Explained
• Bail In (Finance) - Explained
• Accordion Feature - Explained
• Back-to-Back Commitment - Explained
• Back-to-Back Loan - Explained
• Default (Non-Payment) - Explained
• Effects Test (Disparate Impact) - Explained
• Negative Amortization - Explained
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist - Explained
• Certified Bank Auditor - Explained
• Certified Consumer Debt Specialist - Explained
• Certified Credit Executive - Explained
• Offshore Banking Unit - Explained
• Wrongful Dishonor - Explained
• Annual Percentage Rate - Explained
• Wrap-Around Loan - Explained
• Bank Stress Test - Explained
• Bank Rate - Explained
• Bank Wire - Explained
• Without Recourse - Explained
• Subprime - Explained
• Asset-Based Lending - Explained
• Payday Loan - Explained
• PCI Compliance - Explained
• Prime (Lending) - Explained
• Prime Bank - Explained
• Chartered Bank - Explained
• Letter of Comfort - Explained
• Line of Credit - Explained
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) - Explained
• Home Equity Loan - Explained
• Routing Transit Number - Explained
• Set Off Clause - Explained
• Senior Debt - Explained
• Federal Funds Rate - Explained
• Acceleration Clause (Loan Agreement) - Explained
• Predatory Lending - Explained
• Overnight Rate - Explained
• Check 21 Act - Explained
• Advance Rate - Explained
• CAMELS Rating System - Explained
• CAP (Finance) - Explained
• Capital Adequacy Ratio - Explained
• Check Truncation - Explained
• End Loan - Explained
• Accounts Receivable Conversion (Banking) - Explained
• Acquittance (Debt Discharge) - Explained
• Itemized Statement - Explained
• Due on Sale Clause - Explained
• Future Advance (Mortgage) - Explained
• Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS) - Explained
• Compound Interest - Explained
• Write Down (Mortgage) - Explained
• Wraparound Mortgage - Explained
• Asset Conversion Loan - Explained
• Alienation Clause (Contract) - Explained
• Legal Lending Limit - Explained
• Instructing Bank - Explained
• Interest (Debt) - Explained
• Investment Banking - Explained
• Clearing Corporation - Explained
• Constituent (Market Indexes) - Explained
• Default Risk - Explained
• Interbank Rate - Explained
• Purchase Money Mortgage - Explained
• Federal Discount Rate - Explained
• Combination Loan - Explained
• Mortgage Broker - Explained
• Merchant Bank - Explained
• Export Credit Agency - Explained
• Bank Guarantee - Explained
• Conversion Option (Mortgages) - Explained
• American Bankers Association - Explained
• American Institute of Banking - Explained
• Credit Union - Explained
• Compounding - Explained
• Middle Office - Explained
• Financial Holding Company - Explained
• Full Recourse Debt - Explained
• Government National Mortgage Association - Explained
• Conforming Loan - Explained
• Closed-End Mortgage - Explained
• Conventional Fixed-Rate Mortgage - Explained
• Islamic Banking - Explained
• Merchant Category Codes - Explained
• Clearinghouse Automated Payment System (CHAPS) - Explained
• Bank Discount Rate - Explained
• Loan Syndication - Explained
• Interest Rate Ceiling - Explained
• Farm Credit System - Explained
• Regulation Y - Explained
• Regulation X - Explained
• Regulation W - Explained
• Regulation V - Explained
• Regulation P - Explained
• Regulation O - Explained
• Federal Direct Loan Program - Explained
• Private Export Funding Corporation - Explained
• Liquidity Coverage Ratio - Explained
• Agreement Corporation - Explained
• Balloon Maturity - Explained
• Bank Rating - Explained
• Bank Reserve - Explained
• Banker's Bank - Explained
• Per Diem Interest - Explained
• PLUS Loan - Explained
• Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council - Explained
• Federal Housing Finance Agency - Explained
• Blanket Mortgage - Explained
• Beacon Score - Explained
• Basel Accord - Explained
• McFadden Act - Explained
• Lender of Last Resort - Explained
• Lending Facility - Explained
• Revolving Loan Facility - Explained
• Spot Loan - Explained
• Affordable Market Value - Explained
• Combined Loan to Value Ratio - Explained
• Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems - Explained
• Bow Tie Loan - Explained
• Bank Secrecy Act - Explained
• Article XII Company - Explained
• Asian Development Bank - Explained
• Brokered Deposit - Explained
• Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act - Explained
• Annualize - Explained
• Capitalization Ratios - Explained
• Financial Institutions Regulatory Act - Explained
• Correspondent & Respondent Bank - Explained
• Assumable Mortgage - Explained
• Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation - Explained
• Building and Loan Association - Explained
• Bank Investment Contract - Explained
• Schumer Box - Explained
• Expedited Funds Availability Act - Explained
• Federal Advisory Council - Explained
• Parallel Loan - Explained
• Average Daily Balance Method - Explained
• Systematically Important Financial Institution - Explained
• Aval - Explained
• Grandfathered (Banking) Activities - Explained
• FHA 203(k) Loan - Explained
• Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) - Explained
• Regulation BB - Explained
• Applicable Federal Rate (IRS) - Explained
• Fully Amortizing Payment - Explained
• Issuer Identification Number - Explained
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Explained
• Air Loan - Explained
• Vostro Account - Explained
• All in One Mortgage - Explained
• Behavior-Based Repricing - Explained
• Beige Book - Explained
• Asset-Liability Committee - Explained
• Balance-to-Limit Ratio - Explained
• Bank Lending Survey - Explained
• Banking and Securities Industry Committee - Explained
• Regulation CC - Explained
• Federal Income Credit Corporation
• Federal Savings Loan Insurance Company - Explained
• Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting - Explained
• Nominal Interest Rate - Explained
• National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) - Explained
• Money Market Deposit Account - Explained
• FHA Loan - Explained
• Five Cs of Credit - Explained
• Financial Intermediation - Explained
• Obligation Bond - Explained
• Repurchase Agreement (REPO) - Explained
• Amortization Period (Loans) - Explained
• Amortization Table (Loan) - Explained
• Average Outstanding Balance - Explained
• Adjusted Balance Method - Explained