Report on the efficiency of industrial workers. Key figures released in this…
The ISO currency code for the Namibian dollar. Learn more about Oman and the Namibian dollar at GoCurrency.com
Acronym for North American Free Trade Agreement, which refers to a 1994 agreement…
A timely gauge of home sales and expectations for future home building. Based…
Acronym for National Association of Investors Corporation, which refers to a…
A short call option position in which the writer does not own the corresponding…
See uncovered option.
The holding of unhedged securities against market risk.
A short put option position, where the writer does not have the corresponding…
The individual officially designated as being responsible for a financial account or activity.
An Insurance policy that covers only losses resulting from causes explicitly…
The official currency of Namibia. Learn more about Oman and the Namibian dollar at GoCurrency.com
Acronym for National Association of Purchasing Managers index.
Acronym for National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. A national trade organization for REITs.
A market with a small number of bid and ask offers, and characterized by low…
An exclusive measure of the money supply that includes all coins, currency held…
Acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers, which refers to a self-regulatory…
A computerized system established by the NASD to facilitate trading by providing…
A market-value weighted index of all common stocks listed on Nasdaq, created…
The market for securities of smaller, less-capitalized companies (small caps)…
Acronym for NASD Regulation, which refers to an independent subsidiary of the…
Acronym for NASDR, which refers to an independent subsidiary of the NASD that…
Abbreviated as NAIC, refers to a non-profit organization designed to help investors create or join investment clubs.
Abbreviated as NAPM Inde, refers to the measure of the health of the manufacturing…
Abbreviated as NAREIT, refers to the national trade organization for REITs.
Abbreviated as NASD, refers to a self-regulatory securities industry organization…
Abbreviated as Nasdaq, refers to a computerized system established by the NASD…
A survey of the current state of the business sector in Australia . Based on…
The combined statement of the balance sheets of all of the various sectors of…
A federally chartered bank, which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The key gauge for inflation in Japan . Simply put, inflation reflects a decline…
An independent federal agency, responsible for supervising the credit union system and insuring member accounts.
The amount owed by the government. The national debt reflects the accumulated…
The amount of additional debt generated by the government. The amount at which…
Abbreviated as NFA, refers to the private-sector, self-regulatory agency of the futures industry, established in 1981.
The income earned by a nation’s people, including labor and capital investment. Also known as GDP.
The process of the government claiming ownership of an industry or firm. Opposite of denationalization.
The independent board that advises the SEC in creating a national exchange market system.
The trading system for over-the-counter stocks under the sponsorship of NASD and Nasdaq.
Abbreviated as NSCC, refers to the securities clearing organization owned jointly…
Abbreviated as NSTA, refers to an organization of brokers and dealers who participate in the over-the-counter markets.
Survey that queries economic participants on their current and future expectations…
Gauge for costs of homes in the United Kingdom . Mortgage data is used to provide…
An industry where the most efficient production is through a monopoly, usually…
Any kind of resource in nature that can be used to create wealth (i.e. oil, coal, water, and land).
The currency of Nauru Island. Although the country is independent, Nauru…
Acronym for Net Asset Value, refers to the dollar value of a single mutual fund…
A monthly measure of New Zealand business confidence. A representative sample…
The futures delivery month with the soonest delivery date, or the option delivery…
Very liquid assets, meaning that they can easily be converted into cash (i.e. bank deposits and Treasury Bills)
Refers to a time nearby, generally within the next few weeks or months.
A gradual increase in mortgage debt that occur when the monthly payment is insufficient…
The condition, where the cost of borrowing money exceeds the return obtained…
The disparity between the value of an asset and the outstanding portion of the…
A covenant in a bond agreement whereby the borrower agrees not to pledge any…
With descending triangles, trend lines converge with a horizontal trend line…
Abbreviated as NVI, refers to an index that tries to determine what experienced…
An uncommon situation in which long-term interest rates have lower yields than…
The failure to act.
A very small or insignificant quantity.
The ability to be sold or transferred to another party as a form of payment.
A type of CD with a very large denomination, generally over $1 million. These…
A transferable, signed document that promises to pay the bearer a sum of money…
Abbreviated as NOW, refers to an interest-bearing checking account at a bank or savings and loan.
A security that can be transferred or sent to another party (i.e. coupon bonds,…
A broker’s commission, which is negotiated based on the details of the trades that are performed.
A market where each transaction is negotiated between a buyer and a seller.
A form of underwriting in which the purchase price and the public offering price are determined through negotiations.
FOX news anchor Neil Cavuto appears on “Cavuto on Business” and Fox’s flagship…
The largest non-profit provider of parent and student education loan funds in the United States.
The official currency of Nepal. Learn more about Nepal and the Nepalese Rupee at GoCurrency.com
Assets set aside in expectation for a large future expense (i.e. a college education or retirement).
Net value measures the liquid value of an asset after being adjusted for expenses,…
Calculated by taking total assets minus total liabilities of an individual or…
Abbreviated as NAV, refers to the dollar value of a single mutual fund share,…
The net value of an asset, equal to its original cost (its book value) minus…
The net worth of a firm, minus deductions taken for any assets that might not…
The SEC requirement that all broker/dealers maintain a ratio of no more than…
The SEC’s requirement that member firms and non-member securities broker/dealers…
A measure of a firm’s financial health, which is calculated by the following:…
The difference between the close of a security or commodity on one trading day…
The net change in the number of people employed in Canada . Increases in employment…
An indication of how much capital is being generated or used up by day-to-day…
A measure of a country’s national accounts to estimate how much the country…
A measure of a firm’s performance, and calculated by the following: gross sales…
The part of an estate which remains after deducting all administration fees.
• Measures Capital Flow into U.S. Denominated Assets •…
The official currency of Netherland Antilles Learn more about Nepal and the Antilles Guilder at GoCurrency.com
In the context of business, net income refers to what remains after subtracting…
A measure for judging how effective an asset is at generating income, compared…
The difference between interest income and interest expenses, generally expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
A property lease in which the lessee agrees to pay all expenses which are normally…
Calculated by the following: a firm’s liquid financial assets minus its current liabilities.
An indication of how effective a firm is at cost control. Calculated by the…
Abbreviated as NOI, which refers to income after deducting for operating expenses…
A measure of how profitably the firm is operating, and calculated by the following:…
The difference between total open long and open short positions in a given security held by an individual.
Abbreviated as NPV, which refers to the present value of an investment’s future…
The amount of money received from a sale, after subtracting transaction costs….
A measure often referred to as the bottom line, net profit is calculated by…
The net profit margin is an indicator comparing companies in the same industry,…
Net quick assets is calculated by the following: cash, accounts receivable, and marketable securities, minus current liabilities.
Net sales is calculated by the following: gross sales minus returns, discounts, and allowances.
Net surplus is calculated by the following: profits remaining after subtracting…
Net tangible assets is calculated by the following: assets minus goodwill.
A transaction for which no fees or commissions are warranted.
Net volume is calculated by the following: Uptick volume minus downtick volume…
In the context of a firm, net worth is calculated by the following total assets…
The rate of return on an investment after taking into account all expenses (i.e. commissions, costs of purchase, and taxes).
Having the quality of being neither bullish nor bearish.
A hedge that combines positions in various investments to create a risk-free…
The change in price of a call option for every one-point move in the price of…
Any profit-maximizing spread designed to create a change of zero, meaning that…
Tracks the number of cars registered for the first time in the Euro Zone. Consumption…
An upper level where price action has been able to establish. For example, if…
Records sales of newly constructed residences in the United States . The figure…
A component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that measures changes in prices…
The premier of a security; the security must comply with SEC regulations.
A lower level where price action has been able to establish. For example, if…
Tracks automobile sales in Australia . Though motor vehicle sales are a small…
The number of new cars, vans, trucks, and buses sold in Canada. It is used as…
The currency of Romania.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
A publication providing financial advice, such as market commentary or investment…
A ticker machine providing scrolling, up-to-the-minute news stories.
A ticker machine providing scrolling, up-to-the-minute news stories. Also known as news ticker.
The currency of Turkey.
Abbreviated as NYFE, refers to an exchange on which trading occurs for Treasury Bond futures and some currency futures.
Abbreviated as NYSE, refers to the oldest and largest stock exchange in the…
The ISO currency code for the New Zealand dollar. Learn more about…
A transaction in which settlement occurs the day after the trade is made. For…
In the context of futures trading, the month immediately after the nearby month.
Acronym for National Futures Association. The private-sector, self-regulatory…
The ISO currency code for the Nigerian Naira. Learn more about Nicaragua and the Nigerian Naira at GoCurrency.com
The official currency of Nicaragua. Learn more about Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan Cordoba at GoCurrency.com
A focused sector of a market, capable of being targeted.
An unofficial estimate of UK GDP that comes out one month before the official…
The currency of Nieue.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
The term denoted for fifty blue chip stocks, which were so popular prior to…
The official currency of Nigeria. Learn more about Nicaragua and the Nigerian Naira at GoCurrency.com
The currency of Niger.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
The index of 225 leading stocks traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The NYSE stipulation requiring that orders for nine or fewer bonds be sent to the floor for one hour to seek a market.
The ISO currency code for the Nicaraguan Cordoba. Learn more about Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan Cordoba at GoCurrency.com
The ISO currency code for the Dutch Guilder.
Acronym for not meaningful.
An SEC letter indicating that no civil or criminal action will be taken against an individual engaging in a particular activity.
A situation that arises when there is little or no interest in buying or selling a particular security.
A type of automobile insurance system used in some states to discourage lawsuits,…
Acronym for Net Operating Income. Income after deducting for operating expenses…
The price and volume fluctuations that do not provide meaningful information about the market’s direction.
The ISO currency code for the Norwegian krone. Learn more about Norway and the Norwegian krone at GoCurrency.com
A written document by a property owner affirming that the property does not have any liens or mortgages on it.
A mandate to buy or sell a predetermined quantity of a given security, without…
Having no sales charge. Opposite of load.
A mutual fund without a sales or redemption charge, selling and redeeming its…
A stock available through a direct purchase program.
A quantity that is not adjusted for inflation.
An asset that does not have any intrinsic value (i.e. currency).
The par value of shares of stock a corporation has issued.
Nominal GDP reflects Gross Domestic Product in today’s prices. As opposed to…
The bid and ask prices given by a market maker to indicate valuation, but not…
The declared interest rate on a bond, without taking into account inflation.
The value of a share, in absolute terms, at the time that it is issued.
The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the amount of income earned from a fixed-income security to the security’s par value.
The name of the individual, bank or brokerage that receives transferred securities.
An investor who does not meet the SEC’s regulation of an accredited investor.
Money and coins that are not circulated in the hands of consumers and businesses….
Having the characteristic of being unable to be redeemed prior to maturity….
A bond that cannot be redeemed before it matures. Also known as bulletbond.
An income statement expense for which no cash was spent (i.e. amortization or depreciation).
A contract that prohibits participation in a certain market by a firm or individual under predetermined conditions.
A strategy of purchasing treasury bills in which an investor agrees to buy a…
A loan that does not meet, or conform, to the standards of the lender. Opposite of conforming loan.
A type of pension plan that is fully funded by the employer, in contrast to the employee.
A preferred stock for which unpaid dividends do not accumulate. Opposite of cumulative preferred.
An asset that cannot be easily convertible to cash or not expected to become…
A debt that is not due to be paid within the next year. Opposite of current liabilities.
The funds contributed to a qualified retirement plan, and not deductible for tax purposes. These contributions are voluntary.
A cash-settled contract on a non-convertible or lightly traded foreign currency….
A contract that restricts the release of confidential information or proprietary knowledge under predetermined circumstances.
A trust in which the trustee does not have the right to determine how and when…
A type of risk that is not dependent on the class of assets or liabilities,…
Any type of contribution to a cash or deferred arrangement, outside of an elective deferral.
A type of option that provides the shareholder with the option to buy or sell…
A gauge of Britain’s trade with countries outside of Europe. The headline figure,…
Any kind of physical asset with an intrinsic value (i.e. real estate or personal property). Opposite of financial asset.
Any form of benefits that are vested, meaning that they belong fully to the employee and may not be rescinded.
A structured type of pension plan that is not guaranteed by the provider.
A type of bond that does not pay coupons, and is sold at a discount to its face…
Any form of property that does not generate income. Opposite of investment property.
The power to foreclose on a property without court approval.
An asset not carried on the general ledger. Examples include uncollected and…
An investment that is not on a given state’s legal list and unacceptable as an investment for savings banks.
A type of firm in which none of the general partners or executives of a corporation…
A type of life insurance policy which does not pay dividends.
A loan or lease that fails to meet its originally stated principal and interest payments.
Any non-recurring distribution of funds to an employee from a retirement plan.
A commercial bank loan that does not directly increase the economy’s output,…
An incorporated organization, created for educational or charitable reasons,…
Any kind of information about a firm that is not known by the public, and upon…
A retirement plan that does not meet the IRS (or ERISA) requirements for favorable…
Abbreviated as NSO, refers to a type of employee stock option which is less…
A debt for which the borrower is not personally liable.
A charge occurring one time.
The condition in a bond indenture that restricts the ability of the issuer to retire the bond via the refunding of the bond.
Lacking the characteristic of being reusable….
A tax withheld on income distributed to foreign individuals or corporations from sources within the U.S., (i.e. mutual funds).
The monetary value of bonds held by non residents of New Zealand . Non Resident…
A credit card that requires the borrower to pay off the full balance at the end of each month.
A type of employee stock option that is beneficial for the employer from a tax…
A type of non-profit corporation that does not have capital stock (i.e. an educational…
A type of stock that does not allow for the owner to vote on corporate matters, such as the election of the board of directors.
Acronym for Net Operating Profit After Tax, which refers to an estimate of what…
The stipulation that no market makers are making an inside market at the moment.
A statistical term referring to a bell-shaped probability distribution, which is centered on some mean (M).
The earnings of an entity after being adjusted for economic cycles.
In the context of non-interest rate futures, normal market refers to a situation…
The predetermined age in a retirement plan from which point, employees may begin…
The case in which long-term debt instruments have higher yields than short-term…
A currency used in North Africa. See GoCurrency Currencies Pages
Acronym for NAFTA, which refers to a 1994 agreement reached by the United States,…
The official currency of North Korea. Learn more about North Korea and the North Korean Won at GoCurrency.com
The official currency of Norway. Learn more about Norway and the Norwegian krone at GoCurrency.com
A banking term to describe an account that an individual holds with a bank in…
The process of having a notary public witnessing a person signing a document.
An individual who is authorized by the State to notarize certain documents.
A short-term debt security, generally with a maturity of five years or less.
An unsecured loan.
An integrated organization that exists for educational or charitable reasons,…
An official declaration of a legal action or intent to take a legal action.
A formal advisory given to a borrower, declaring that a default has occurred and that legal action may be taken.
The notice that a lender is obligated to provide before foreclosure sale of collateral.
The period of time before the expiration of a futures contract during which the buyer may be called upon to accept delivery.
See notional principal amount.
In the context of an interest rate swap, the specified amounts on which the exchanged interest payments are based.
The value of a derivative’s underlying assets at the spot price. In the context…
The occupation of real estate owned by another, without permission.
In the context of a security or firm, refers to the quality of having not been…
The substitution of a new contract for an old one; or the substitution of one party in a contract with another party.
Acronym for Negotiable Order of Withdrawal. An interest-bearing checking account at a bank or savings and loan.
The ISO currency code for the Nepalese Rupee. Learn more about Nepal and the Nepalese Rupee at GoCurrency.com
Acronym for Net Present Value. The present value of an investment’s future net…
Acronym for National Securities Clearing Corporation. Securities clearing organization…
Acronym for Non-Qualified Stock Option. A type of employee stock option which…
Acronym for National Securities Trade Association. An organization of brokers…
No longer valid or enforceable.
The practice of coin collecting.
Acronym for Negative Volume Index. An index that tries to forecast what experienced…
Acronym for New York Futures Exchange. An exchange on which trading occurs for Treasury Bond futures and some currency futures.
Acronym for New York Stock Exchange. The oldest and largest stock exchange in…
A market-value weighted index of all stocks on the NYSE.
The ISO currency code for the New Zealand dollar. Learn more about…