E-Meeting
What is 'E-Meeting' A meeting that takes place over an electronic medium rather than in the traditional face-to-face fashion. The most common form of an e-meeting is done through web-based software which allows individuals and groups from around the globe to facilitate meetings without physically travelling to an agreed upon location. Explaining 'E-Meeting' The...
Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
What is 'Jackson Hole Economic Symposium' An annual symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City since 1978, and held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, since 1981. The symposium focuses on an important economic issue that faces U.S. and world economies. Participants include prominent central bankers and finance ministers, as well as academic luminaries and leading...
Occupancy Rate
What is the 'Occupancy Rate' Occupancy rate refers to the ratio of rented or used space compared to the total amount of available space. Analysts use the phrase occupancy rates when discussing senior housing, hospitals, bed-and-breakfasts, hotels and rental units, among other categories. In a call center, occupancy rate refers to the amount of time agents spend on calls compared...
G. Allen Andreas Jr.
What is 'G. Allen Andreas Jr.' The former president, chairman and CEO of agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). In the late 1990s he took over as CEO for his uncle, Dwayne Andreas. Andreas Jr. also served as president of ADM and in 1999 became chairman. He is known for turning the company around after it was...
RSI
RSI stands for the Relative Strength Index. The Relative Strength Index was developed by J. Welles Wilder. It measures the change and speed of price movements between 0 and 100. Over 70 is usually considered "overbought" and under 30 is usually considered "oversold". What is a good RSI to buy? Generally speaking, if the RSI is below 30, then...
Yale School of Management (Yale SOM)
What is 'Yale School of Management - Yale SOM' Yale University's graduate business school. The school offers both MBA and Ph.D. level programs and is known for, among other things, its focus on finance and ethics. The school recently introduced a new kind of integrated curriculum that combines a brief period of foreign study with organizational and...
NASD Rule 2790
What is 'NASD Rule 2790' A ruling passed by the National Association of Dealers (NASD), a self-regulating organization, prohibiting certain individuals from performing trades in hot-issue Initial Public Offering (IPO) equity. The rule was enacted in March of 2004, and is designed to help make the IPO market more equitable for all traders and dealers involved. ...
ABCD Counties
What is 'ABCD Counties' Categories of U.S. counties devised by AC Nielsen Company that are based on U.S. Census Bureau population data and proximity to major metropolitan areas. A counties are the largest U.S. counties by population, and D counties are the smallest. Counties are classified on the basis of data from the latest census, which takes...
Maastricht Treaty
What is the 'Maastricht Treaty' The Maastricht Treaty is the treaty that is responsible for the creation of the European Union, signed in Maastricht, a city in the Netherlands. The Maastricht Treaty was signed on February 7, 1992, by the leaders of 12 member nations, and it reflected the serious intentions of all countries to create a...
D-Mark
DefinitionMarcos Ligero, better known as D-Mark, is a Spanish Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer. Starting with the music as a hobby in the late 90s and at the early age of 13 he became an enthusiast of the dance music genre of the moment, and passed to be a mere follower to become a producer even before...