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IntroductionMarket Abbreviations Stock Market Statistics Thinking about Your Financial Future Search for Advisors Financial Calculators Financial Media Federal Agencies and Programs

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 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 Swap?

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

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 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 are forward contracts?

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

What is Counter-Party Risk?

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Keywords: risk, default risk, counter-parties, counter-party risk,

What is an Operating Expense?

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Keywords: profit, operating expenses, corporate finance, OPEX,

What is Operating Income?

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Keywords: debt, profits, income, corporate finance, operating income,

What is Operating Leverage?

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Keywords: leverage, cash flow, corporate finance, yachts, operating leverage,

What is an Operating Profit?

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Keywords: profits, corporate finance, operating profits,

What is an Abandonment Clause?

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Keywords: counter-parties, construction law, maritime insurance, property insurance, boat insurance, abandonment clause,

What is Income from Operations?

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Keywords: gross margin, corporate finance, gross income, Net Operating Income (NOI), operations,

What does 'short covering' mean?

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Keywords: securities, risk, short covering, covering a short,

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