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TRADES Glossary
Trade (Financial Instrument)
Trade (Commerce)
Trade (International Trade)
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Absolute
Advantage The ability of a country, individual, company, or region to produce a good or service at a lower cost per unit than the cost at which any other entity produces that good or service.
Accretion 1. Growth through addition or expansion.
2. In reference to discount bonds, the term is used to specifically describe the accumulation of value until maturity.
Accretive
Acquisition An acquisition that will increase the acquiring company's EPS.
...EPS (Earnings per share)
Active Investing An investment strategy involving ongoing buying and selling actions of the investor. Active investors will purchase investments and continuously monitor their activity in order to exploit profitable conditions.
AFTA
(Asian Free Trade
Area)
ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is an agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. »...more
The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is an agreement by the member nations of ASEAN concerning local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. The AFTA agreement was signed on January 28, 1992 in Singapore. When the AFTA agreement was originally signed, ASEAN had six members, namely, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Vietnam joined in 1995, Laos and Myanmar in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. The latecomers have not fully met the AFTA's obligations, but they are officially considered part of the AFTA as they were required to sign the agreement upon entry into ASEAN, and were given longer time frames in which to meet AFTA's tariff reduction obligations.
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Agency Cross A trade that has only one agent acting for the buyer and seller.
Agreements World Trade Organization agreements:
...Agreement on Agriculture
...Agreement on the Application of Sanitary ...
...Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
...Agreem. on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellect...
...General Agreement on Trade in Services
Airbag Swap An interest rate swap whose notional value adjusts according to rising interest rates by indexing the floating portion to a Constant Maturity Swap (CMS).
Alligator Spread A term referring to an unprofitable spread regardless of favorable market movements. This loss is due entirely to large commissions charged upon the transactions.
Alternative
Assets A term referring to non-traditional assets with potential economic value.
American Stock
Exchange
(AMEX) The third largest stock exchange in the United States. The AMEX is located in New York and handles approximately 10% of all securities traded in the States. »...website
Analyst A financial professional who has expertise in evaluating investments and puts together buy, sell, and hold recommendations on securities. Also known as a financial analyst or security analyst.
»...Analyst Recommendations (SEC)
Andean
Community
of Nations
(CAN) The Andean Community of Nations (Spanish: Comunidad Andina de Naciones, CAN) is a trade bloc comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (which is in the process of leaving the bloc). The trade bloc was called the Andean Pact until 1996 and came into existence with the signing of the Cartagena Agreement in 1969. Its headquarters are located in Lima, Peru.
The Andean Community has 120 million inhabitants living in an area of 4,700,000 square kilometers, whose Gross Domestic Product amounted to US$745.3 billion in 2005, including Venezuela.
»...Membership
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Anonymous
Trading Visible bids and offers on the market without the identity of the bidder and seller being revealed.
APEC
(Asia-Pacific
Economic
Cooperation)
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an economic forum for a group of Pacific Rim countries to discuss matters on regional economy, cooperation, trade and investment. Together, these countries represent about 60% of the world economy (World Bank). Ministers from the member economies meet on a continual basis throughout the year. The activities are coordinated by the APEC Secretariat based in Singapore.
The organization conducts the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting, an annual summit attended by the heads of government of all APEC members except Chinese Taipei, which is represented by a ministerial-level official. The location of the summit rotates annually among the member economies.
The current membership of APEC consists of 21 members, which includes most countries with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.
»...Member Economies
APICS
Business
Outlook Index A national manufacturing index that surveys several manufacturing firms on a monthly basis. If the index is above 50 it signals expansion, if it dips below 50 it indicates contraction.
Appraisal Ratio A ratio between the Alpha and "Residual Standard Deviation" of a product. This is mainly used by analysts.
ASEAN
(Association
of Southeast
Asian
Nations)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on August 8, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand as a display of solidarity against communist expansion in Vietnam and insurgency within their own borders. Since then the role of the organization has changed drastically, and today Vietnam itself is a member, its aims include the acceleration of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace.
In 2005, the bloc had a combined GDP (Nominal/PPP) of about USD$884 billion/$2.755 trillion growing at an average rate of around 4% per annum. Nominal GDP had grown to $1,066.4 billion in 2006.
»...Membership
The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is an agreement by the member nations of ASEAN concerning local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. The AFTA agreement was signed on January 28, 1992 in Singapore. When the AFTA agreement was originally signed, ASEAN had six members, namely, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Vietnam joined in 1995, Laos and Myanmar in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. The latecomers have not fully met the AFTA's obligations, but they are officially considered part of the AFTA as they were required to sign the agreement upon entry into ASEAN, and were given longer time frames in which to meet AFTA's tariff reduction obligations.
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Arm's Length
Transaction A transaction in which the buyers and sellers of a product act independently of each other and have no relationship to each other.
Aspirin Count
Theory A market theory that states stock prices and aspirin production are inversely (opposite) related.
Atlanta Fed Index A manufacturing survey that covers prominent manufacturing states like Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Louisiana.
Autarky An autarky is an economy that limits trade with the outside world, or an ecosystem not affected by influences from the outside, and relies entirely on its own resources. In the economic meaning, it is also referred to as a closed economy.
»...more (Origin of the Term , Modern Autarkies, Historical Autarkies)
Automatic
Exercise A procedure implemented to protect an option holder where the Option Clearing Corporation will automatically exercise an "in the money" option for the holder.
Available
Seat Miles
(ASM) This refers to how many seat miles were actually available for purchase on an airline. If all of the seats on the plane are not sold, then the ASM indicates the overall capacity the airline is operating at.
Average Down The process of buying additional shares in a company at lower prices than you originally purchased. This brings the average price you've paid for all your shares down.
Average Up The process of buying additional shares in a company at higher prices than you originally purchased. This brings the average price you've paid for all your shares up.
Away from
the Market When the bid on an order is lower (or the ask price is higher) than the current market price for the security.
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