Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, also known as preference shares, is a special class of shares issued by joint stock companies. Preferred stock […]
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Financial Crisis
Euro Crisis
Path of Sovereign Debt Crisis in Europe The world markets had not yet fully recovered from the effects of the
Financial Crisis
Subprime Mortgage Crisis
In the United States, the subprime mortgage crisis involved a series of happenings and environmental factors that eventually culminated in
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
A stock exchange facilitates the trading of stocks, bonds and other securities in an organized manner. The exchange also helps
Market Crash
Stock Market Crash
A swift simultaneous price decline in a significant number of securities in a stock market leads to a stock market
Options
Binary options
Binary options have become one of the fastest growing sectors of the finance industry. While the basics of binary options
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Money market fund
Money market funds are registered investment companies that seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.
Financial Government Agency
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
The OCC’s primary mission is to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and federal savings associations. They also supervise
Financial Government Agency
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Congress created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in 1974 as an independent agency with the mandate to regulate commodity
Stock Trader
Pattern day trader
Pattern Day Trader: This is a day trader who day trades 4 or more times in 5 business days within
Stock Trader
Day trader
The IRS defines day traders to be those who meet the following three characteristics: 1) Traders maintain substantial trading activity.
Financial Government Agency
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
The original national banking laws essentially forbade national banks from making residential mortgage loans. Savings institutions—variously known as savings and
Currency
Gold Standard
Gold Standard Introduction A Monetary system in which economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold is called
Stock Index
Stock Market Index
A stock market index is an aggregate value arrived at by combining several stocks or other investment vehicles and expressing