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Investment PortfoliosModern Portfolio Theories Investment Strategy Practical Portfolio Management Info Diversification Ratings Activities Abroad Trading Markets

Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

Technical Analysis and TradingAnalysis Basics Technical Indicators Trading Models Patterns Trading Options Trading Forex Trading Commodities Speculative Investments

Cryptocurrencies and BlockchainBlockchain Bitcoin Ethereum Litecoin Ripple Taxes and Regulation

RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

Corporate BasicsBasics Corporate Structure Corporate Fundamentals Corporate Debt Risks Economics Corporate Accounting Dividends Earnings

What is Bitcoin?

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Keywords: Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, BTC, crypto marketplace, digital currency,

What does Over-the-Counter (OTC) mean?

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Keywords: bonds, over-the-counter (OTC), penny stocks, pink sheets,

What is a Security?

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Keywords: securities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), exchanges, liquid assets, over-the-counter (OTC),

What is a derivative?

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Keywords: hedging, security, implied volatility, derivatives, interest rate, derivative, speculation, over-the-counter (OTC),

What is FOREX?

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Keywords: currencies, hedging, interbank loans, Forex, over-the-counter (OTC), interbank market, overnight trading, forex market,

What is a market-with-protection order?

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Keywords: limit order, types of trading orders, Fill-or-Kill (FOK), Good-til-Cancel (GTC), Immediate-or-Cancel (IOC),

Can I Get Exposure to Virtual Currency Through ETFs, Mutual funds, or Stocks?

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Keywords: accredited investor, CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), Bitcoin ETFs, Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC), Digital CC, Genesis Mining, Hold 10 Index, SEC cryptocurrency regulation, Cryptocurrency Futures,

What is a Rate Swap?

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Keywords: interest rates, over-the-counter (OTC), floating rate,

What is a Buying Hedge?

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Keywords: commodities, hedging, exchanges, Futures, over-the-counter (OTC), forward contracts, price risk,

What is Corporate Equity?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), book value, over-the-counter (OTC), fundamental analysis, Initial Public Offering (IPO), shareholder's equity, owner's equity, retained earnings, paid-in capital, Fair Market Value (FMV),

What is a foreign currency swap?

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Keywords: zero-coupon bond, over-the-counter (OTC), forward contracts, foreign currency markets, currency swaps, forex market, off-exchange,

What is a currency forward?

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Keywords: investment instruments, Futures, currency forward, over-the-counter (OTC), contracts, interbank market, forex market, exporting,

What are currency futures?

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Keywords: investment instruments, securities, money market instruments, Futures, over-the-counter (OTC), Currency, forward contracts, forex market, CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), International Money Market (IMM), non-transferable,

What is a Swap?

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Keywords: hedging, swaps, over-the-counter (OTC), interest rate swaps, market exposure,

What are forward contracts?

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Keywords: over-the-counter (OTC), counter-parties, spot rate, forward contracts,

What is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), fraud prevention, consumer protection, anti-trust laws, monopolies, national do not call registry,

What are pink sheets?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, penny stocks, pink sheets, pump-and-dump, OTCBB, micro cap,

What Does Having a Long Position Mean?

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Keywords: trading, long position, stock price, investment basics, long term capital gains,

What is the Bond Market?

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Keywords: mutual funds, bonds, asset-backed securities, high yield bonds, Hedge Funds, banking institutions, primary and secondary markets, pension funds, bond prices,

What is Net Operating Income?

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Keywords: real estate, profits, corporate finance, Net Operating Income (NOI), Net Operating Loss (NOL),

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