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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asset

Investment; Stock exchange

A resource with economic value that an individual, corporation or country owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide future benefit.

speculation

Investment; Stock exchange

The act of trading in an asset, or conducting a financial transaction, that has a significant risk of losing most or all of the initial outlay, in expectation of a substantial ...

exchange rate

Investment; Stock exchange

The price of a country's currency expressed in or measured against the currency of another country.

speculation

Investment; Stock exchange

The act of trading in an asset, or conducting a financial transaction, that has a significant risk of losing most or all of the initial outlay, in expectation of a substantial ...

currency

Investment; Stock exchange

An accepted form of money in the shape of coins and paper notes that is issued by a government and circulated within an economy.

profit

Investment; Stock exchange

A financial benefit that is realized when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs and taxes needed to sustain the activity.

hedge fund

Investment; Stock exchange

An aggressively managed portfolio of investments that uses advanced investment strategies such as leveraged, long, short and derivative positions in both domestic and ...