Finance Basics, STO-YIE
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stock option
A stock option is a contract that enables the holder to buy or sell a security at a designated price (called the......
student aid
student aid, form of assistance designed to help students pay for their education. In general, such awards are......
subprime lending
subprime lending, the practice of extending credit to borrowers with low incomes or poor, incomplete, or nonexistent......
subprime mortgage
subprime mortgage, a type of home loan extended to individuals with poor, incomplete, or nonexistent credit histories.......
Surrender value
Surrender value is the amount of money youâre entitled to receive when you voluntarily terminate (or âsurrenderâ)......
Swiss Bank Corporation
Swiss Bank Corporation, former Swiss bank, one of the largest banks in Switzerland until its merger with the Union......
technical breakout
In financial markets, a technical breakout takes place when the price of an assetâa stock, commodity, or cryptocurrency,......
ticker
ticker, high-speed means of reporting information on securities transactions. It provides the stock symbol, number......
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo, and one of the worldâs largest marketplaces......
trade credit
trade credit, deferment of payment for goods or services purchased by one company from another, granted by the......
trade show
trade show, temporary market organized to promote trade, where buyers and sellers gather to transact business and......
Trade, Board of
Board of Trade, Organized market for the exchange of commodity contracts (see commodity exchange). The Toronto......
Transamerica Corporation
Transamerica Corporation, major American diversified financial-services corporation. Headquarters were formerly......
Travelers Insurance
Travelers Insurance, leading American insurance company with a history of mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs,......
Treasury bill
A Treasury bill (âT-billâ) is a short-term Treasury debt security backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.......
Treasury bond
A Treasury bond (T-bond) is a form of Treasury debt security backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.......
Treasury note
A Treasury note (âT-noteâ) is a debt security issued by the U.S. Treasury with a maturity of more than one year......
Trust company
Trust company, corporation legally authorized to serve as executor or administrator of decedentsâ estates, as guardian......
TĆkai Bank Ltd.
TĆkai Bank Ltd., Japanese commercial bank that merged with Sanwa Bank and Asahi Bank to form UFJ Holdings, Inc.,......
UBS AG
UBS AG, major bank formed in 1998 by the merger of two of Switzerlandâs largest banks, the Swiss Bank Corporation......
UFJ Holdings, Inc.
UFJ Holdings, Inc., Japanese bank holding company that became one of the worldâs largest banking institutions through......
unemployment insurance
unemployment insurance, a form of social insurance (q.v.) designed to compensate certain categories of workers......
Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
UPI, an abbreviation for Unified Payments Interface, is a digital system that allows instant money transfer and......
Union Bank of Switzerland
Union Bank of Switzerland, former Swiss bank, one of the largest banks in Switzerland until its merger with the......
usury
usury, in modern law, the practice of charging an illegal rate of interest for the loan of money. In Old English......
Vanderbilt family
Vanderbilt family, one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in the United States. The third generation......
venture capital
venture capital, in business finance, funds provided by wealthy individuals, investment banks, or other financial......
Viatical settlement
A serious illness can bring unexpected expenses, including medical bills, long-term care costs, and lost income.......
volatility
Volatility is a measure of the frequency and magnitude of changes in the price of a stock, exchange-traded fund......
wage and salary
wage and salary, income derived from human labour. Technically, wages and salaries cover all compensation made......
Wall Street
Wall Street, street, in the southern section of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, which has been the location......
war finance
war finance, fiscal and monetary methods that are used in meeting the costs of war, including taxation, compulsory......
Warburg family
Warburg family, a family whose members were eminent in banking, philanthropy, and scholarship. Presumably of Italian......
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo, multinational financial services company with headquarters in San Francisco, California. The founders......
Welser Family
Welser Family was a family of German merchants, most prominent from the 15th to the 17th century. It first became......
wildcat bank
wildcat bank, unsound bank chartered under state law during the period of uncontrolled state banking (1816â63)......
workersâ compensation
workersâ compensation, social welfare program through which employers bear some of the cost of their employeesâ......
yield curve
yield curve, in economics and finance, a curve that shows the interest rate associated with different contract......