Tag: securities
Variable Prepaid Forward Contracts
What is 'Variable Prepaid Forward Contracts' An agreement to give a predetermined number of shares to a brokerage firm, with the stipulation...
Fed Balance Sheet
What is 'Fed Balance Sheet' A breakdown of the assets and liabilities held by the Federal Reserve. This report essentially outlines the...
Financial Security
The term security in common usage denotes safety; however in financial parlance the term is taken to refer to a tradable financial asset. In fact this...
Federal Farm Credit System (FFCS)
What is 'Federal Farm Credit System - FFCS' In the United States, a network of federally chartered financial institutions designed to provide...
Variation Margin
How to Calculate Variation and Maintenance Margin
In futures trading, you must provide variation margin to your broker if you want to continue trading. If...
False Market
What is 'False Market' A market where prices are manipulated and impacted by erroneous information, preventing the efficient negotiation of prices. These...
Fundamental Analysis
DefinitionFundamental analysis, in accounting and finance, is the analysis of a business's financial statements; health; and its competitors and markets. It also considers the...
Fair Funds for Investors
What is 'Fair Funds for Investors' Provision introduced in 2002, under Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Fair Funds for Investors was...
Federal Covered Advisor
What is 'Federal Covered Advisor' An investment advisor in the United States that manages more than $25 million in assets for other...
Market Sentiment
DefinitionMarket sentiment is the general prevailing attitude of investors as to anticipated price development in a market. This attitude is the accumulation of a...