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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/embargo.asp
Embargo
Embargo What Is An Embargo? An embargo is a government order that restricts commerce with a specified country or the exchange of specific goods. An embargo is usually created as a result of unfavorable political or economic circumstances between nations. It is designed to isolate a country and create difficulties for i...
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Embedded Option
Embedded Option What Is an Embedded Option? An embedded option is a feature of a financial security that lets issuers or holders take specified actions against the other party at some future time. Key Takeaways An embedded option is a component of a financial security that gives the issuer or the holder the right to ...
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Embezzlement
Embezzlement What Is Embezzlement? Embezzlement refers to a form of white-collar crime in which a person or entity misappropriates the assets entrusted to him or her. In this type of fraud, the embezzler attains the assets lawfully and has the right to possess them, but the assets are then used for unintended purposes....
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Embossed Card
Embossed Card What Is an Embossed Card? An embossed card is an electronic payment card with imprinted or stamped payment card details that can be felt above the card’s surface for taking a physical impression. Embossed details on credit cards and debit cards typically include the cardholder’s name and the card number. ...
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Emergency Credit
Emergency Credit What Is Emergency Credit? The term emergency credit refers to loans given by the Federal Reserve to other banks and institutions which have no alternative sources of credit available to them. They are colloquially referred to as “bailout loans.” Emergency credit is used as a means of reducing the econo...
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Emerging Market Economy
Emerging Market Economy What Is an Emerging Market Economy? An emerging market economy is the economy of a developing nation that is becoming more engaged with global markets as it grows. Countries classified as emerging market economies are those with some, but not all, of the characteristics of a developed market. As...
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Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain What Is Eminent Domain? Eminent domain is the power of the United States government, states, and municipalities to take private property for public use, following the payment of just compensation. Key Takeaways Eminent domain is the right of governments like the United States to usurp private property f...
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Employee Savings Plan (ESP)
Employee Savings Plan (ESP) What Is an Employee Savings Plan (ESP)? An employee savings plan (ESP) is a pooled investment account provided by an employer that allows employees to set aside a portion of their pre-tax wages for retirement savings or other long-term goals, such as paying for college tuition or purchasing ...
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Employers' Liability Insurance
Employers' Liability Insurance What Is Employers' Liability Insurance? Employers' liability insurance protects employers from financial loss if a worker has a job-related injury or illness not covered by workers' compensation. Employers' liability insurance can be packaged with workers' compensation insurance to furthe...
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Employment Agency Fees
Employment Agency Fees What Are Employment Agency Fees? The term employment agency fee refers to a fee paid by a company to an employment agency when it successfully places a suitable employee with that employer. Fees tend to vary widely from one agency to another, as they are at the discretion of the agency. There are...
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Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employment-to-Population Ratio What Is the Employment-to-Population Ratio? The employment-to-population ratio, also known as the “employment-population ratio,” is a macroeconomic statistic that measures the civilian labor force currently employed against the total working-age population of a region, municipality, or co...
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Employment Act of 1946
Employment Act of 1946 What Was the Employment Act of 1946? The Employment Act of 1946 was a piece of legislation enacted by the United States Congress that handed the federal government the responsibility of maintaining a high employment level of labor and price stability through low inflation for the U.S. economy. ...
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European Monetary System (EMS)
European Monetary System (EMS) What Is the European Monetary System (EMS)? The European Monetary System (EMS) was an adjustable exchange rate arrangement set up in 1979 to foster closer monetary policy co-operation between members of the European Community (EC). The European Monetary System (EMS) was later succeeded by...
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Euro Medium Term Note – EMTN
Euro Medium Term Note – EMTN What Is a Euro Medium Term Note? A euro medium-term note is a medium-term, flexible debt instrument that is traded and issued outside of the United States and Canada. These instruments require fixed payments and are directly issued to the market with maturities that are less than five years...
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EMV
EMV What Is EMV? EMV® Chip started as a jointly developed global standard that allows interoperability between the cards with computer chips and terminals used by the largest financial services companies. Today, EMV is a technology toolbox that enables globally interoperable secure payment across face-to-face and remot...
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Encumbered Security
Encumbered Security What Is an Encumbered Security? Encumbered securities (or encumbered assets) are securities that are owned by one entity, but which are at the same time subject to a legal claim by another. A lien is a common example of a en encumbrance placed on a property that still has outstanding debts owed to c...
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End of Day Order
End of Day Order What is an End of Day Order? An end of day order is a buy or sell order for securities requested by an investor that is only open until the end of the day. This can be an order that initiates a new trade or closes an open trade, but either way is set at a conditional price—usually as a stop or limit or...
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End Loan
End Loan What Is an End Loan? An end loan is a specific type of long-term loan an individual procures to pay off a short-term construction loan or other interim financing structure. Such short-term loans are used by builders as start-up financing to launch the construction of homes or other real estate properties. Key ...
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Endorser
Endorser What Is an Endorser? An endorser is a person who is authorized to sign a negotiable security in order to transfer ownership from one party to another or to approve the terms and conditions of a contract. Endorsing a check before it is cashed or deposited is the most common and widely known example, but an endo...
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Energy ETFs
Energy ETFs Energy ETFs: An Overview An energy exchange-traded fund (ETF) is one way for an investor to get exposure to a broad sector of the economy that deals in oil, natural gas, alternative energy products, or all three. The choices include ETFs that track a broad sector index, domestic or international energy prod...
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Energy Improvement Mortgage
Energy Improvement Mortgage What Is an Energy Improvement Mortgage? An energy improvement mortgage is a home loan that creates an escrow account to fund cost-effective improvements to a property’s energy efficiency. The funds can be obtained when a property is purchased or during a mortgage refinancing. If obtained at ...
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Energy Tax
Energy Tax What is an Energy Tax? An energy tax is a tax of fuels, energy generation, transmission, or consumption. Due to the inelasticity of demand for energy, these taxes can be major sources of government revenue. Tax revenues so raised may or may not be directed toward spending that supports the taxed industry or ...
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Engagement Letter
Engagement Letter What Is an Engagement Letter? An engagement letter is a written agreement that describes the business relationship to be entered into by a client and a company. The letter details the scope of the agreement, its terms, and costs. The purpose of an engagement letter is to set expectations on both sides...
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Enron
Enron What was Enron? Enron was an energy-trading and utilities company based in Houston, Texas, that perpetrated one of the biggest accounting frauds in history. Enron's executives employed accounting practices that falsely inflated the company's revenues and, for a time, made it the seventh-largest corporation in the...
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Enterprise Zones
Enterprise Zones What Is an Enterprise Zone? An enterprise zone is a geographic area that has been granted special tax breaks, regulatory exemptions, or other public assistance in order to encourage private economic development and job creation. They are used most often to promote the revitalization of a city neighborh...
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Enterprise Value-to-Sales – EV/Sales Definition
Enterprise Value-to-Sales – EV/Sales Definition What Is Enterprise Value-to-Sales – EV/Sales? Enterprise value-to-sales (EV/sales) is a financial valuation measure that compares the enterprise value (EV) of a company to its annual sales. The EV/sales multiple gives investors a quantifiable metric of how to value a comp...
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Entity Theory Definition
Entity Theory Definition What Is Entity Theory? The entity theory is a basic theoretical assumption that all of the economic activity conducted by a business is separate from that of its owners. Entity theory is based on the idea that all of a company's activities can and will be accounted for independently of the owne...
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Entrepôt
Entrepôt What Is an Entrepôt? The term entrepôt, also called a transshipment port and historically referred to as a port city, is a trading post, port, city, or warehouse where merchandise may be imported, stored, or traded before re-export, with no additional processing taking place and with no customs duties imposed....
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Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur What Is an Entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is an individual who creates a new business, bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the rewards. The process of setting up a business is known as entrepreneurship. The entrepreneur is commonly seen as an innovator, a source of new ideas, goods, services, and...
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Entropy
Entropy What Is Entropy? Entropy is a measure of randomness. Much like the concept of infinity, entropy is used to help model and represent the degree of uncertainty of a random variable. It is used by financial analysts and market technicians to determine the chances of a specific type of behavior by a security or mar...
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Entry Point
Entry Point What is an Entry Point? Entry point refers to the price at which an investor buys or sells a security. The entry point is usually a component of a predetermined trading strategy for minimizing investment risk and removing the emotion from trading decisions. A good entry point is often the first step in achi...
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Envelope
Envelope What Is an Envelope? Envelopes are technical indicators that are typically plotted over a price chart with upper and lower bounds. The most common example of an envelope is a moving average envelope, which is created using two moving averages that define upper and lower price range levels. Envelopes are common...
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Environmental Impact Statement
Environmental Impact Statement What is Environmental Impact Statement? An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a report addressing the potential effects on the environment of a proposed federal government project. Key Takeaways Environmental Impact Statements are reports that discuss the potential impact on the en...
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Environmental Protection Agency – EPA
Environmental Protection Agency – EPA What Is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in December 1970 by the executive order of President Richard Nixon. It is an agency of the United States federal government whose mission is to protect human and environment...
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria What Are Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria? Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Environmental criteria conside...
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Environmental Tariff
Environmental Tariff What Is an Environmental Tariff? An environmental tariff, also known as an eco-tariff, is a tax on products imported from countries with inadequate environmental pollution controls. They are a mechanism to prevent nations from ignoring environmental controls to increase exports. Direct environmenta...
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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-eeoc.asp
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) What Is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)? The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the agency responsible for enforcing federal laws regarding discrimination or harassment against a job applicant or an employee in the United States. The ...
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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/equalization-payments.asp
Equalization Payments
Equalization Payments What Are Equalization Payments? An equalization payment is a transfer payment made to a state, province, or individual from the federal government for the purpose of offsetting monetary imbalances between different parts of the country or between individuals. Equalization payments represent wealth...
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Equalization Reserve
Equalization Reserve What Is an Equalization Reserve? An equalization reserve is a long-term reserve that an insurance company keeps to prevent cash-flow depletion in case of significant unforeseen catastrophes. How Equalization Reserves Work A disastrous event—such as a flood, earthquake or fire—can result in the seve...
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Equal Weight
Equal Weight What Is Equal Weight? Equal weight is a type of weighting that gives the same weight, or importance, to each stock in a portfolio or index fund, and the smallest companies are given equal weight to the largest companies in an equal-weight index fund or portfolio. Equal weighting differs from the weighting ...
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Equated Monthly Installment (EMI)
Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) What Is an Equated Monthly Installment (EMI)? An equated monthly installment (EMI) is a fixed payment amount made by a borrower to a lender at a specified date each calendar month. Equated monthly installments are used to pay off both interest and principal each month so that over a sp...
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Equipment Trust Certificate (ETC)
Equipment Trust Certificate (ETC) What Is an Equipment Trust Certificate? An equipment trust certificate (ETC) refers to a debt instrument that allows a company to take possession of and enjoy the use of an asset while paying for it over time. The debt issue is secured by the equipment or physical asset. During this ti...
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Equitable Distribution
Equitable Distribution What Is Equitable Distribution? Equitable distribution is a legal theory guiding how property acquired during a marriage should be distributed between a divorcing couple. Equitable distribution, also known as equitable division or division of property, takes into account a variety of factors when...
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Equitable Subrogation
Equitable Subrogation WHAT IS Equitable Subrogation Equitable subrogation is a legal doctrine that allows a party that has made payments on behalf of another party to lay claim to the recovery of damages or funds from a third-party. Equitable subrogation is a legal concept that allows one party to replace another party...
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Equity-Linked Security (ELKS)
Equity-Linked Security (ELKS) What Is Equity-Linked Security (ELKS)? The term equity-linked security refers to a debt instrument with variable payments linked to an equity market benchmark. These securities are an alternative type of fixed-income investment—structured products most often created as bonds. Equity-linked...
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Equity Participation
Equity Participation What Is Equity Participation? Equity participation refers to the ownership of shares in a company or property. Equity participation may involve the purchase of shares through options or by allowing partial ownership in exchange for financing. The greater the equity participation rate, the higher th...
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Equity Market Neutral
Equity Market Neutral What is the Equity Market Neutral (EMN) Strategy? Equity market neutral (EMN) strategy hedges against market exposure with its performance measured by the spread between the fund's long and short exposure. Key Takeaways Equity market neutral strategy hedges against market exposure with its perfo...
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Equity Swap
Equity Swap What Is an Equity Swap? An equity swap is an exchange of future cash flows between two parties that allows each party to diversify its income for a specified period of time while still holding its original assets. An equity swap is similar to an interest rate swap, but rather than one leg being the "fixed" ...
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Equity Unit Investment Trust (EUIT)
Equity Unit Investment Trust (EUIT) What Is an Equity Unit Investment Trust (EUIT)? An equity unit investment trust (EUIT) is a closed-end, publicly offered pooled trust fund managed by an investment company. In particular, an EUIT will only invest in the stocks of publicly traded corporations. Key Takeaways An equity...
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Equivalent Annual Annuity Approach (EAA)
Equivalent Annual Annuity Approach (EAA) What Is the Equivalent Annual Annuity Approach? The equivalent annual annuity approach is one of two methods used in capital budgeting to compare mutually exclusive projects with unequal lives. The EAA approach calculates the constant annual cash flow generated by a project over...
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Erroneous Trade
Erroneous Trade What is an Erroneous Trade? An erroneous trade is a stock transaction that deviates so much from the current market price that it is considered an error. Erroneous trades are caused by a variety of factors including computer malfunctions or human error. These trades are often reversed, or broken, becaus...
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Error Term
Error Term What Is an Error Term? An error term is a residual variable produced by a statistical or mathematical model, which is created when the model does not fully represent the actual relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variables. As a result of this incomplete relationship, the error t...
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ESADE Business School
ESADE Business School What Is ESADE Business School? ESADE Business School is a private business school located in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1958, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. ESADE Business School is a member of the ESADE network, a global academic institution structured as a business school,...
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Escrow Agent
Escrow Agent What Is an Escrow Agent? An escrow agent is a person or entity that holds property in trust for third parties while a transaction is finalized or a disagreement is resolved. The role of escrow agent is often played by an attorney (or notary in civil law jurisdictions). The escrow agent has a fiduciary resp...
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Escrowed to Maturity
Escrowed to Maturity What Is Escrowed to Maturity? Escrowed to maturity refers to the placement of funds from a new bond issue into an escrow account to pay off an older bond's periodic coupon payments and, ultimately, the principal on its maturity date. The money that grows in the escrow account is eventually used to ...
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Employee Stock Option (ESO)
Employee Stock Option (ESO) What Are Employee Stock Options (ESOs)? Employee stock options (ESOs) are a type of equity compensation granted by companies to their employees and executives. Rather than granting shares of stock directly, the company gives derivative options on the stock instead. These options come in the ...
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) What Is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)? An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is an employee benefit plan that gives workers ownership interest in the company. ESOPs give the sponsoring company, the selling shareholder, and participants receive various tax benefits, makin...
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eSports
eSports What is eSports ESports turns online gaming into a spectator sport. It mimics the experience of watching a professional sporting event, except instead of watching a physical event, spectators watch video gamers compete against each other. The eSports trend has become so widespread in recent years that games can...
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) What Is an Employee Stock Purchase Plan? An employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) is a company-run program in which participating employees can purchase company stock at a discounted price. Employees contribute to the plan through payroll deductions which build up between the offering ...
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Economic and Social Stabilization Fund (Chile)
Economic and Social Stabilization Fund (Chile) What is the Economic And Social Stabilization Fund? The Economic and Social Stabilization Fund is a government-owned investment organization that manages a sovereign wealth fund for the government of Chile. The funds deposited in the ESSF were sourced from surplus revenues...
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Estate
Estate What Is an Estate? An estate is everything comprising the net worth of an individual, including all land and real estate, possessions, financial securities, cash, and other assets that the individual owns or has a controlling interest in. Key Takeaways An estate is the economic valuation of all the investments...
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Estate Freeze
Estate Freeze What Is an Estate Freeze? An estate freeze is an asset management strategy whereby an estate owner seeks to transfer assets to his or her beneficiaries, without tax consequences. In some estate freeze scenarios, the estate owner transfers shares of common stock to a company he invests in, in exchange for ...
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Estate Tax
Estate Tax What Is an Estate Tax? An estate tax is a levy on estates whose value exceeds an exclusion limit set by law. Only the amount that exceeds that minimum threshold is subject to tax. Assessed by the federal government and about a dozen state governments, these levies are calculated based on the estate's fair ma...
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Estimated Long-Term Return
Estimated Long-Term Return What Is Estimated Long-Term Return? Estimated long-term return is a hypothetical measure that forecasts an investor's expected return over the life of an investment and is typically quoted for fixed-income investments with a fixed duration. Key Takeaways Estimated long-term return is a hypot...
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Estimated Tax
Estimated Tax What Is Estimated Tax? Estimated tax is a quarterly payment of taxes due based on the filer’s reported earned income for the period. Most of those required to pay taxes quarterly are small business owners, freelancers, and independent contractors, who do not have taxes automatically withheld from their ea...
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Estoppel
Estoppel What Is Estoppel? Estoppel is a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing something or asserting a right that contradicts what they previously said or agreed to by law. It is meant to prevent people from being unjustly wronged by the inconsistencies of another person's words or actions. Key Takeaways ...
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ETF Futures and Options
ETF Futures and Options ETF futures and options are derivative products built on existing exchange-traded funds. Futures represent an agreement to buy or sell shares of an underlying ETF at an agreed-upon price on or before a specified date in the future. Options, on the other hand, give the holder the right, but not t...
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ETF of ETFs
ETF of ETFs What Is an ETF of ETFs? An ETF of ETFs is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that itself tracks other ETFs rather than an underlying stock, bond, or index. Like a fund of funds, this approach provides investors with a method for investing in multiple strategies with a single product. It combines the cost and tra...
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ETF Sponsor
ETF Sponsor What is an ETF Sponsor An ETF sponsor is the fund manager or financial company that creates and administers an exchange-traded fund. 1:48 An Introduction To Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) BREAKING DOWN ETF Sponsor An ETF sponsor designs the base index that will assist management of the ETF. A group of inst...
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Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) What Is an ETF? An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a type of security that tracks an index, sector, commodity, or other asset, but which can be purchased or sold on a stock exchange the same as a regular stock. An ETF can be structured to track anything from the price of an individual commodity...
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ETF Wrap
ETF Wrap What Is an ETF Wrap? An exchange-traded fund (ETF) wrap is a type of special investment portfolio in which an investor—with or without the aid of an investment advisor—invests solely in ETFs. The composition of each ETF class is initially based on a pre-selected asset allocation model; it will periodically nee...
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Ether (ETH)
Ether (ETH) What Is Ether (ETH)? Ether is the transactional token that facilitates operations on the Ethereum network. All of the programs and services linked with the Ethereum network require computing power (and that computing power is not free). Ether is a form of payment for network participants to execute their re...
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Ethereum Classic
Ethereum Classic DEFINITION of Ethereum Classic Ethereum Classic is an open source, decentralized, blockchain-based distributed cryptocurrency platform that runs smart contracts. Based on the principle of “Code is Law,” smart contracts are self-executing autonomous digital applications which are capable of running on t...
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Ethereum Enterprise Alliance
Ethereum Enterprise Alliance What Is the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance? Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (or EEA), launched in February 2017, brings together start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, technology vendors, academics and Ethereum subject matter experts to work on Ethereum as an enterprise-grade technology. Key Takeaway...
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Ethereum
Ethereum What Is Ethereum Launched in 2015, Ethereum is an open-source, blockchain-based, decentralized software platform used for its own cryptocurrency, ether. It enables SmartContracts and Distributed Applications (ĐApps) to be built and run without any downtime, fraud, control, or interference from a third party. E...
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Ethical Investing
Ethical Investing What Is Ethical Investing? Ethical investing refers to the practice of using one's ethical principles as the primary filter for the selection of securities investing. Ethical investing depends on the investor's views. Ethical investing is sometimes used interchangeably with socially conscious investin...
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Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN)
Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) What Are Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs)? Exchange-traded notes (ETNs) are types of unsecured debt securities that track an underlying index of securities and trade on a major exchange like a stock. ETNs are similar to bonds but do not have interest payments. Instead, the prices of ETNs fluctua...
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Euro
Euro What is the Euro? The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), or EU, is comprised of 27 member nations, 19 of whom have adopted the euro as their official currency. Key Takeaways The European Economic and Monetary Union is comprised of 27 member nations, 19 of whom have adopted the euro (EUR) as their offici...
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Euroclear
Euroclear What Is Euroclear? Euroclear is one of two principal securities clearing houses in the Eurozone. Euroclear specializes in verifying information supplied by brokers involved in a securities transaction and the settlement of securities transacted on European exchanges. The other principal European clearing hous...
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Eurocurrency
Eurocurrency What Is Eurocurrency? Eurocurrency is currency held on deposit by governments or corporations operating outside of their home market. For example, a deposit of U.S. dollars (USD) held in a British bank would be considered eurocurrency, as would a deposit of British Pounds (GBP) made in the United States. K...
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Eurodollar Bond
Eurodollar Bond What Is a Eurodollar Bond? A Eurodollar bond is a U.S.-dollar denominated bond issued by an overseas company and held in a foreign institution outside both the U.S. and the issuer's home country. Eurodollar bonds are an important source of capital for multinational companies and foreign governments alik...
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Euronext
Euronext What is Euronext? Euronext is the largest stock exchange in Europe and sixth largest in the world. It was originally created by the mergers of the Amsterdam, Paris, and Brussels stock exchanges. Over the years, it merged with several other exchanges, most notably the New York Stock Exchange, before being acqui...
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) What Is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)? The term European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) refers to a financial institution established in 1991. The organization was developed to help Eastern European and ex-Soviet count...
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European Best Bid and Offer (EBBO)
European Best Bid and Offer (EBBO) What Is European Best Bid and Offer (EBBO)? European Best Bid and Offer (EBBO) is a regulatory mandate that brokers provide current best prices available for buying or selling financial instruments. EBBO is the European equivalent of the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO) in the U.S. ...
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European Sovereign Debt Crisis
European Sovereign Debt Crisis What Was Europe's Sovereign Debt Crisis? The European sovereign debt crisis was a period when several European countries experienced the collapse of financial institutions, high government debt, and rapidly rising bond yield spreads in government securities. Key Takeaways The European so...
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European Option
European Option What Is a European Option? A European option is a version of an options contract that limits execution to its expiration date. In other words, if the underlying security such as a stock has moved in price an investor would not be able to exercise the option early and take delivery of or sell the shares....
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European Terms
European Terms What Are European Terms? European terms are a way to quote currency exchange rates where the USD is always the base currency. It is an alternative to American terms, or direct terms, for forex quotations that refers to how much of a foreign currency is needed to buy one U.S. dollar. Key Takeaways Europ...
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European Union (EU)
European Union (EU) What Is the European Union (EU)? The European Union (EU) is a group of 27 countries that operates as a cohesive economic and political block. Nineteen of the countries use the euro as their official currency. The EU grew out of a desire to form a single European political entity to end the centuri...
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Eurozone
Eurozone What Is the Eurozone? The eurozone, officially known as the euro area, is a geographic and economic region that consists of all the European Union countries that have fully incorporated the euro as their national currency. As of Aug. 2020, the eurozone consists of 19 countries in the European Union (EU): Austr...
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Economic Value Added (EVA)
Economic Value Added (EVA) What Is Economic Value Added (EVA)? Economic value added (EVA) is a measure of a company's financial performance based on the residual wealth calculated by deducting its cost of capital from its operating profit, adjusted for taxes on a cash basis. EVA can also be referred to as economic prof...
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Event-Driven Strategy
Event-Driven Strategy What is an Event-Driven Strategy? An event-driven strategy is a type of investment strategy that attempts to take advantage of temporary stock mispricing, which can occur before or after a corporate event takes place. It is most often used by private equity or hedge funds because it requires neces...
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Evergreen Loan Definition
Evergreen Loan Definition What Is an Evergreen Loan? An evergreen loan is a loan that does not require the repayment of principal during the life of the loan, or during a specified period of time. In an evergreen loan, the borrower is required to make only interest payments during the life of the loan. Evergreen loans ...
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Evergreen Funding
Evergreen Funding What Is Evergreen Funding? Evergreen funding (or evergreen finance) is the gradual infusion of capital into a new or recapitalized enterprise. This type of funding differs from the traditional funding situation in which all the capital required for a business venture is supplied up-front by venture ca...
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Evergreen Option
Evergreen Option What Is an Evergreen Option? An evergreen option is a provision of some employee stock option plans (ESOPs) in which additional shares are automatically granted to the plan every year. An evergreen option may also be called an "evergreen provision" or "evergreen plan." Key Takeaways Evergreen options ...
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Ex-Distribution
Ex-Distribution What Is Ex-Distribution? Ex-distribution refers to a financial security or investment that trades without the rights to a specific distribution, or payment. When an ex-distribution investment, such as a mutual fund or income trust, commences trading on an ex-distribution basis, the seller (or the previo...
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Ex-Dividend
Ex-Dividend What Is an Ex-Dividend? Ex-dividend describes a stock that is trading without the value of the next dividend payment. The ex-dividend date or "ex-date" is the day the stock starts trading without the value of its next dividend payment. Typically, the ex-dividend date for a stock is one business day before t...
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Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) What Is the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)? The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the U.S.' official export credit agency (ECA)—a public entity that provides loans, guarantees, and insurance to help domestic companies limit the risk of selli...
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Ex-Ante
Ex-Ante What is Ex-Ante? Ex-ante refers to future events, such as the potential returns of a particular security, or the returns of a company. Transcribed from Latin, it means “before the event.” Much of the analysis conducted in the markets is ex-ante, focusing on the impacts of long-term cash flows, earnings and reve...
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Excess Cash Flow
Excess Cash Flow What Is Excess Cash Flow? Excess cash flow is a term used in loan agreements or bond indentures and refers to the portion of cash flows of a company that are required to be repaid to a lender. Excess cash flow is typically cash received or generated by a company in the form of revenues or investments t...
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Excess Judgment Loss
Excess Judgment Loss What Is an Excess Judgment Loss? An excess judgment loss is the additional amount that an insurance company must pay above the policy limit. These judgments are often due to actions on the part of the insurer that a court finds to be in violation of good business practices. Key Takeaways The addit...