Forex

Forex

Foreign Exchange The simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another in an over-the-counter market. Most major FX is quoted against the US Dollar.

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current liabilities

Economy; Forex

Money owed by the business that is generally due for payment within 12 months of balance sheet date. Examples: creditors, bank overdraft, taxation.

fixed assets

Economy; Forex

Assets held for use by the business rather than for sale or conversion into cash, eg, fixtures and fittings, equipment, buildings.

gearing

Economy; Forex

The ratio of debt to equity, usually the relationship between long-term borrowings and shareholders' funds.

gross profit

Economy; Forex

Sales less cost of goods or services sold. Also referred to as gross profit margin, or gross profit, and often abbreviated to simply 'margin'.

An Initial Public Offering (IPO being the Stock Exchange and corporate acronym) is the first sale of privately owned equity (stock or shares) in a company via the issue of shares to the public and ...

liabilities

Economy; Forex

General term for what the business owes. Liabilities are long-term loans of the type used to finance the business and short-term debts or money owing as a result of trading activities to date . Long ...

liquidity ratio

Economy; Forex

Indicates the company's ability to pay its short term debts, by measuring the relationship between current assets (ie those which can be turned into cash) against the short-term debt value. (current ...