Investment

Investment

Related to the investment industry; which at its essence involves the purchase of a financial product or other product with commercial value, with the expectation of favorable future returns.

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insider trading

Financial services; Stocks & securities

The trading of a corporation's stock or other securities by individuals with access to non-public information about the company. This may be legal, if done in a way that does not ...

derivative

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A security whose price is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is merely a contract between two or more parties. Its value is ...

swap

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A financial derivative in which counterparties exchange certain benefits of financial instruments, such as assets, cash flows, investments, liabilities or payments. The most ...

option

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party (option writer) to another party (option holder). The contract offers the buyer the right, but not the ...

call option

Financial services; Stocks & securities

An agreement that gives an investor the right (but not the obligation) to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.

employee stock option

Financial services; Stocks & securities

An employee stock option is a call option on the common stock of a company, issued as a form of non-cash compensation.

warrant

Financial services; Stocks & securities

In finance, a warrant is a security that entitles the holder to buy the underlying stock of the issuing company at a fixed exercise price until the expiry date.