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Financial services; Finance

A financial instrument in which one party (the maker or issuer) promises in writing to pay a determinate sum of money to the other (the payee), either at a fixed or determinable future time or on ...

operating debt

Financial services; Finance

Debt to support the organization’s main business or program activities, and day-to-day operations.

venture capitalist

Financial services; Finance

An investor who either provides capital to startup ventures or supports small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to public funding.

beta

Financial services; Finance

Also known as 'beta coefficient', beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset ...

A general decline in prices, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit. Deflation can be caused also by a decrease in government, personal or investment spending. The opposite of ...

after-hours trading

Financial services; Finance

Trading after regular trading hours on the major exchanges. The increasing popularity of electronic communication networks (ECNs) has greatly facilitated after-hours trading, which is no longer ...

secondary market

Financial services; Finance

A market where investors purchase securities or assets from other investors, rather than from issuing companies themselves. The national exchanges - such as the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ ...