Letter F Dictionary

face amount
The amount stated on an insurance policy, to be paid upon death or maturity.
face value
The nominal dollar amount assigned to a security by the issuer. For an equity...
face-amount certificate
A debt security issued by a type of mutual fund called a face amount certificate...
facilitation
The creation of a market. In the case of securities, this function is performed by market makers.
fact book
Any detailed information about a product's history.
factor
A firm engaged in the business of financing accounts receivable, an activity known as factoring.
factoring
The selling of a firm's accounts receivable, at a discount, to a factor, who...
factors of production
The resources used in producing the goods and services created in an economy....
factory
A building or a group of buildings designed to produce goods on an efficient,...
Factory Orders - German - Euro-zone
Measures the total change in orders placed at domestic manufacturers. The figure...
Factory Orders - United States
Dollar volume of new orders, shipments, unfilled orders and inventories as reported...
FAFSA
Abbreviation for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which refers to a...
fail-safe
An action taken to avoid a disaster.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
A Federal law providing individuals the right to examine their own credit history....
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
A 1977 federal law that serves to regulate collection agencies. The FDCPA outlines...
fair market value
The price that an interested but not desperate buyer would be willing to pay...
fair value
A valuation, in accordance with standard methodology, that is reasonable to...
fairly valued
A stock or other investment which is perceived by a given investor to be trading close to its actual value.
fairness opinion
The professional opinion of an investment bank, provided for a fee, regarding...
fake out
A large, quick, temporary rise or fall in price.
Falkland Island Pound
The official currency of the Falkland Islands. Learn more about the Falkland...
fallen angel
A bond which was investment-grade when issued but which is now of significantly lower quality.
falling knife
A stock whose price has been dropping quickly. The implication is that the investor...
family of funds
A mutual fund firm offering many mutual funds, for various objectives. Generally,...
Fannie Mae
FNMA or Fannie Mae. Originally set up by congress in 1938 to aid the US...
far month
The month of an option contract or futures contract which has the latest delivery date. Also known as furthest month.
far option
The part of an option spread which has the later expiration date. Opposite of near option.
Faroe Island Krone
The currency of Faroe Island. Faroe Island uses a currency pegged one-to-one...
FASB
Abbreviation for Financial Accounting Standards Board. Independent agency which establishes GAAP.
favorable balance of trade
Having exports which exceed imports.
FCC
Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission. A U.S. government agency...
FDIC
Abbreviation for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. A federal agency that...
feasible
Possible, doable.
Fed
The 7-member Board of Governors that oversees Federal Reserve Banks, establishes...
Fed bias
The way the Federal Open Markets Committee announces its perspective on the...
Fed Chairman
The head of the Federal Reserve Board, who is named by the U.S. President from a list of candidates approved by the Senate.
fed funds
Funds deposited by commercial banks at Federal Reserve Banks. By requiring banks...
Fed funds rate
Federal Funds Rate (or Fed Funds Rate) - the interest rate banks charge...
Fed Governor Speaks - United States
The seven members of the Board of Governors have voting power in all three monetary...
Fed pass
Federal Reserve action designed to make more credit available by adding reserves to the banking system.
Fed President Speaks - United States
There are 12 Federal Reserve Presidents, each from a different district of the...
Federal
Relating to the national government or union of states. Originally, Federal...
Federal Call
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that governs customer cash accounts and...
Federal Communications Commission
Abbreviated as FCC, refers to a U.S. government agency charged with the task...
Federal Debt
The amount by which a government's expenditures exceed its tax revenues. The...
Federal Deficit
The amount by which a government's expenditures exceed its tax revenues. The...
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Abbreviated as FDIC, refers to a federal agency that insures deposits in member banks and thrifts up to $100,000.
Federal funds
Funds deposited by commercial banks at Federal Reserve Banks. By requiring banks...
Federal funds rate
Federal Funds Rate (or Fed Funds Rate) - the interest rate banks charge...
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FHLMC or Freddie Mac. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation is the government-chartered...
Federal Housing Administration
FHA. The Federal Housing Administration is the government-agency whose primary...
Federal ID Number
TIN, or Federal Tax ID Number. A TIN is a government issued number assigned to businesses for tax reporting purposes.
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FICA, as the Act is commonly referred, is a law requiring employers to withhold...
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA or Fannie Mae. Originally set up by congress in 1938 to aid the US housing...
Federal Open Market Committee
The Federal Reserve controls the cost and availability of money through actions...
Federal Reserve Bank
One of 12 regional banks of the Federal Reserve System. The regional banks...
Federal Reserve Board
The Board of Governors is a managing body of the Federal Reserve System. The...
Federal Reserve Discount Rate
The interest rate charged to borrow directly from the Federal Reserve Bank...
Federal Reserve Note
Essentially: American Cash. A Federal Reserve Notes is paper currency issued...
Federal Reserve requirement
Banks accepts deposits, lending out a portion of those funds to borrowers...
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States, setting monetary...
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States, setting monetary...
Federal Savings and Loan Association
A federally chartered institution whose purpose is to collect savings deposits and provide residential mortgage loans.
Federal Surplus
The federal government's budget surplus; that is, the extent to which government revenues exceed government spending.
Federal Tax Identification Number
The Social Security number of an individual or the Employer Identification Number...
Federal tax lien
A lien against all assets of a delinquent taxpayer.
Federal Trade Commission
FTC. Federal agency whose purpose is to encourage free enterprise and prevent restraint of trade and monopolies.
Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs
FIBV. The organization of the world's stock markets, headquartered in Paris....
fee
A charge for services rendered.
fee-based financial planning
The financial planning services which are paid for on a flat fee or an hourly...
fee-for-service
A health insurance plan that allows the holder to make almost all health care...
FFO
Abbreviation for Funds From Operations. A financial measure used by REITs to...
FHA
Abbreviation for Federal Housing Administration. A government agency whose primary...
FHA Loan
A type of government mortgage that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
FHLMC
Abbreviation for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Government-chartered...
fiat money
Money which has no intrinsic value and cannot be redeemed for specie or any...
Fibonacci
The Fibonacci sequence, named for its discoverer Leonardo Fibonacci, forms the...
Fibonacci Retracements & Arcs
The Fibonacci sequence, named for its discoverer Leonardo Fibonacci, forms the...
FIBV
Abbreviation for Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs. The organization...
FICA
Abbreviation for The federal law which requires employers to withhold a portion...
FICO score
Acronym for Fair Isaac Credit Organization credit score.
fictitious credit
A credit balance in a securities margin account representing short sale proceeds and the Regulation T margin requirement.
fidelity bond
A debt obligation serving to protect an employer from loss in the event that...
fiduciary
An individual, corporation or association holding assets for another party,...
FIFO
Abbreviation for First In First Out. A method of valuing the cost of goods sold...
Fijian dollar
The official currency of Fiji. Learn more about the Fijian dollar and Fiji at GoCurrency.com
filing
Depositing a document, generally a financing statement, in a public office and thereby making it available to the public.
filing status
The types of taxpayers: single, married filing jointly, married filing separately,...
fill
To execute an order or buy or sell a security or commodity.
fill or kill
An order given to a broker that must immediately be filled in its entirety or,...
FIM
The ISO currency code for the Finnish Markka.
FIN
Abbreviation for Federal ID Number, which refers to a number assigned to a business for tax reporting purposes.
final prospectus
A document containing information on a new issue, including the delivery date,...
finance
A branch of economics concerned with resource allocation as well as resource...
finance charge
Any charge for credit.
finance company
A firm which makes loans to individuals and/or businesses.
financial
Pertaining to finance.
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Abbreviated as FASB, refers to an independent agency which establishes GAAP.
financial advisor
An individual or organization employed by an individual or mutual fund to manage...
financial analyst
An employee of a bank, brokerage, advisor, or mutual fund who studies firms...
financial asset
A non-physical asset, such as a security, certificate, or bank balance. Opposite of non-financial asset.
financial capital
Funds which are available to acquire real capital.
financial condition
The status of a firm's assets, liabilities and equity positions at a specific...
financial futures
A futures contracts based on financial instruments, such as Treasury Bonds, CDs, currencies or indexes.
financial institution
Institution which collects funds from the public and places them in financial...
financial instrument
An instrument having monetary value or recording a monetary transaction.
financial leverage
In finance, leverage is the general term used to describe the ratio between...
financial market
A market for the exchange of capital and credit, including the money markets and the capital markets.
financial needs approach
The technique used to determine how much life insurance is required, by considering the future needs of the policy's beneficiaries.
financial planner
An investment professional who helps individuals set and achieve their long-term...
financial planning
An investment professional who helps individuals set and achieve their long-term...
financial risk
The possibility that a bond issuer will default, by failing to repay principal...
financial statement
A written report which quantitatively describes the financial health of a firm....
financial structure
The right side of a firm's balance sheet, detailing how its assets are financed, including debt and equity issues.
financier
One who makes a living participating in commercial financing activities.
financing
Providing the necessary capital.
financing flows
Cash flows generated through debt and equity financing.
finder's fee
A fee paid to someone who acts as an intermediary for a client in a transaction.
fine paper
Securities with little or no risk-free.
finished goods
Manufactured products which ready for sale and delivery to the marketplace.
Finite-life REIT
Abbreviated as REIT. REIT which plans to liquidate all of its holdings by a...
Finnish Markka
The former currency of Finland until 1 January 1999, when it was superseded...
firewall
The separation of banking and broker/dealer activities within the same financial...
firm
Any business, such as a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation.
firm commitment lending
A formal offer by a lender making explicit the terms under which it agrees to...
firm commitment offering
An arrangement in which an underwriter assumes the risk of bringing a new securities...
firm order
A client order which is not subject to cancellation, or an order to buy or sell for a broker-dealer's own account.
firm price
A price which is not negotiable.
firm quotation
Any round lot bid or offer from a Market Maker other than a nominal quotation.
first board
The delivery dates for futures as determined by the appropriate futures exchange.
first call date
The first date on which a callable bond may be redeemed, specified in its indenture.
First In First Out
Abbreviated as FIFO, refers to a method of valuing the cost of goods sold that...
first mortgage
The mortgage that has first claim in the event of a default.
first notice day
The first day that a buyer of a futures contract can be called upon to take delivery.
first preferred stock
Preferred stock which takes precedence over other preferred and common stock with regard to dividends and assets.
first-mover advantage
The edge that a firm gains by entering a particular market before any competitors.
first-round financing
The first investment in a firm made by external investors.
fiscal
Pertaining to money, especially government taxation and spending policies.
fiscal agent
A bank or trust firm which handles fiscal matters for a corporation, including...
fiscal policy
Fiscal policy is the deliberate change in a governmentâ??s spending, taxation...
fiscal year
An accounting period of 12 months used by companies and government organizations...
fixation
The setting of a commodity's current or future price by a government.
fixed
Unchanging, set, not variable.
fixed annuity
An investment vehicle offered by an insurance firm, that guarantees a stream...
fixed asset
A long-term, tangible asset held for business use and not expected to be converted...
fixed benefits
Insurance payments to a beneficiary which are of a set, unchanging amount.
fixed budget
A budget which is made without regard to potential variations in business activity....
fixed cost
A cost that does not vary depending on production or sales levels, such as rent, property tax, insurance, or interest expense.
fixed expenses
See fixed cost.
fixed income
Fixed Income in finance refers to securities that offer constant and predictable...
fixed income equivalent
A convertible security for which the market price of the common stock is so...
fixed investment trust
See unit investment trust. Also known as unit investment trust or participating trust or fixed investment trust.
fixed premium
Periodic, equal-sized payments made to an insurance firm for an insurance policy or annuity.
fixed rate
A loan in which the interest rate does not change during the entire term of the loan. Opposite of adjustable rate.
fixed-charge coverage ratio
Profits before income taxes and interest payments, divided by long-term interest, for a given period of time.
fixed-income arbitrage
An investment strategy that involves exploiting the price differences in similiar short-term bonds.
fixed-rate loan
A loan in which the interest rate does not change during the entire term of...
Fixed-Rate Mortgage
Fixed-Rate Mortgage (FRM) is a loan where the interest rate is locked for the...
fixtures
In real estate, a part of a piece of property that is permanently attached so...
FJD
The ISO currency code for the Fijan Dollar.Learn more about the Fijan Dollar and Fiji at GoCurrency.com
FKP
The official currency of the Falkland Islands. Learn more about the Falkland...
flag
A technical analysis term referring to a chart pattern created when a steep...
flash
The value of a security that is used when volume is so high that the tape cannot...
flat
A price that is neither rising nor falling; Also known as sideways.
flat dollar
A description of an absolute amount, as opposed to an amount determined as a function of another amount, such as a percentage.
flat rate
A price per unit which remains constant regardless of the total number of units purchased.
flat tax
A system in which all levels of income are taxed at the same rate.
flat yield curve
A yield curve showing the same yield for short-maturity and long-maturity bonds. Also known as even yield curve.
flexible benefit plan
A benefits plan that allows employees to select from a pool of choices, some...
flexible budget
A set of revenue and expense projections at various production or sales volumes....
flexible expense
An expense that can be adjusted or eliminated, such as for luxury items, such as clothes or CDs. Opposite of flexible expense.
flexible spending account
A benefit offered to an employee by an employer which allows a fixed amount...
flier
A high-risk investment or business opportunity.
flight to quality
The flow of funds from riskier to safer investments in times of marketplace...
flip-flop note
A note which enables investors to switch between two different kinds of debt.
flipping
The practice of purchasing initial public offerings at the offering price and...
float
The number of shares of a security that are outstanding and available for trading by the public.
floater
A fixed income instrument which has a coupon rate or interest rate that varies...
floating debt
Continuously refinanced short-term debt for a firm's ongoing operations. The...
floating exchange rate
The currency exchange rate which is determined by free market forces, rather than being fixed by a government.
floating lien
A general lien against a set of assets, such as inventory or accounts receivable,...
floating rate
Any interest rate that changes on a periodic basis. The change is generally...
floating security
A security which is bought and held in street name with the expectation that it will be quickly resold at a profit.
floating-rate bond
A bond whose interest is pegged to a benchmark, such as the Treasury Bill rate, and adjusted periodically.
floor
The lowest possible price limit set by market makers, regulatory bodies or controlling...
floor broker
An exchange member who executes orders on the floor of an exchange on behalf...
floor loan
A minimum amount that a lender is willing to loan.
floor trader
An exchange member who executes orders on the floor for his or her own account. Also known as a local.
flotation
Going public to raise equity financing and to allow the original owners and early investors to realize some of their gains.
flotation costs
The costs of issuing a new security, including the money investment bankers...
flow of funds
For municipal bonds, a statement that specifies the priorities for which the...
fluctuate
To change in price, value, or rate.
fluctuation limit
The highest and lowest prices that a commodity or option is permitted to reach...
FNMA
FNMA or Fannie Mae. Originally set up by congress in 1938 to aid the US housing...
FOB
Abbreviation for Free On Board, which refers to a shipping term which indicates...
focused fund
A mutual fund that holds large positions in a small number of stocks. While...
FOK
An order given to a broker that must immediately be filled in its entirety or,...
follow-on
An offering of shares after a firm's initial public offering. Also known as subsequent offering.
FOMC
Abbreviation for Federal Open Market Committee. A 12-member committee which...
FOMC Rate Decision - United States
The announcement of whether the Federal Reserve has increased, decreased...
Food Price Index - New Zealand
Measures the price change of food and food services purchased by households....
forbearance
A lender's postponement of foreclosure in order to give the borrower time an opportunity to make up for overdue payments.
Forbes 500
An annual listing by Forbes magazine of the top 500 public firms in the U.S. ranked by sales, assets, earnings, and capitalization.
forced conversion
An action resulting in the calling in of a convertible security against the...
forecast
An estimate future trends by examining and analyzing available information.
foreclosure
The legal process by which an owner's right to a property is terminated, generally...
foreign corporation
A corporation which was incorporated under the laws of a foreign country. Also known as alien corporation.
foreign currency option
An option which gives the owner the right to buy or sell the indicated amount...
Foreign Debt
The money one country owes to another country, as a result of loans and/or a negative balance of trade.
foreign direct investment
Any kind of direct investment in productive assets by a firm incorporated in...
foreign exchange
Foreign Exchange is the trade of one national currency and takes place "over...
foreign exchange rate
The rate at which one currency may be converted into another. Also known as...
Forex
FX and Forex refer to Foreign Exchange, the exchange of one currency for another....
forfeiture
A loss of money, property, or privileges due to a breach of legal obligation,...
forgery
An illegal modification or reproduction of an instrument, document, signature,...
Form 10-K
An audited document required by the SEC and sent to a public firm's or mutual...
Form 10-Q
An unaudited document required by the SEC for all U.S. public firms, reporting...
Form 3
A document required by the SEC and the appropriate stock exchange to announce...
Form 4
A document required by the SEC and the appropriate stock exchange to announce...
Form 8-K
A document required by the SEC to announce certain significant changes in a...
Form S-1
A registration statement used in the initial public offering of securities.
Form T
A NASD-required form that is used by brokers to report equity transactions after the market's usual hours.
formula investing
An investment strategy which eliminates emotional decisions by following a specific...
Fortune 500
An annual list of the 500 largest industrial corporations in the U.S., published...
forward
A contract obligating one party to buy and another other party to sell a financial...
forward averaging
A method of calculating taxes on a lump-sum distribution from a qualified retirement...
forward commitment
A sale or purchase of a security at a specified price, with delivery and cash settlement to occur at a specified future date.
forward contract
A cash market transaction in which a seller agrees to deliver a specific cash...
forward cover
The purchase of a cash commodity in order to cover the obligation of a forward contract.
forward deal
A transaction consisting of a purchase or sale (often of foreign currency) with...
forward differential
The percentage difference, in annualized terms, between forward rates and spot rates.
forward discount
Condition in which a currency's forward price is lower than its spot price.
forward exchange rate
The exchange rate set today for a foreign currency transaction with payment or delivery at some future date.
forward integration
The expansion of a business' products and/or services to similiar areas in order...
forward interest rate
An interest rate which is specified now for a loan that will occur at a specified...
forward P/E
Also known as Price/earnings ratio, using earnings estimates for the next four quarters.
forward price
The price specified in a forward contract for a specific commodity. The forward...
forward pricing
The SEC requirement that open-end investment firms set their share price based...
Forward Rate Agreement
Abbreviated as FRA, which refers to a forward contract that specifies an interest...
forward sale
An agreement in which a lender sells a specific stream of future payment flows...
forward trade
A trade for which settlement occurs at a specified future date and price.
forward trading
An illegal activity in which a trader takes a position in equity in advance...
foundation
An entity which exists to support a charitable institution, and which is funded by an endowment or donations.
Four Percent Model
The Four Percent Model is a trend-following system which uses the Value Line...
Fourier analysis
A mathematical analysis that attempts to find cycles within a time series of...
fourth market
The direct trading of large blocks of securities between institutional investors...
FRA
Abbreviation for Forward Rate Agreement, which refers to a forward contract...
fractional reserve banking
A banking system in which only a fraction of the total deposits managed by a...
fractional share
Less than a single share of stock. Fractional shares often result from stock...
franchise
A form of business organization in which a firm which already has a successful...
franchise tax
A tax, generally regressive, imposed by a state government on corporations chartered...
franchised monopoly
A government-granted monopoly. The most important reason for the government...
fraud
An intentional misrepresentation or concealment of information in order to deceive or mislead. It is illegal.
free and clear
A title that is free of liens and legal questions as to ownership of the property....
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Abbreviated as FAFSA, refers to a form required by the government for application...
free bond
A bond which is unpledged and can therefore be disposed of immediately.
free cash flow
Operating cash flow (net income plus amortization and depreciation) minus capital...
free delivery
A transaction in which securities are delivered before any payment is made....
free enterprise
A business governed by the laws of supply and demand, not restrained by government...
free float
Shares of a public firm that are freely available to the investing public.
free market
A business governed by the laws of supply and demand, not restrained by government interference, regulation or subsidy.
free market price
A price determined purely by the forces of supply and demand without interference...
Free On Board
Abbreviated as FOB, refers to a shipping term which indicates that the supplier...
free riding
The withholding of part of a new securities issue by a syndicate member, with...
free right of exchange
The ability to transfer stocks from one party to another without incurring a fee.
free trade
International business not restrained by government interference or regulation, such as duties.
FREIT
Abbreviation for Finite-life REIT. REIT which plans to liquidate all of its...
French Franc
The former currency of France until 1 January 1999, when it was superseded by...
French Guiana Franc
The currency of French Guiana.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
French Pacific Island Franc
The currency of The French Pacific Islands.
frequency
In the context of advertising, the number of times an individual is exposed...
FRF
The ISO currency code for the Andorran Franc.
friendly takeover
A form of takeover supported by the management of the target firm. Opposite of hostile takeover.
friends and family offering
An offering of stock to the friends and family of a pre-IPO startup in search...
fringe benefits
A non-salary employee compensation.
FRM
Acronym for Fixed-Rate Mortgage, refers to a mortgage in which the interest...
front money
The cash used to start a business.
front office
The revenue-generating sales force.
front running
An illegal activity in which a trader takes a position in an equity in advance...
front-end load
A sales charge paid when an individual buys an investment, such as a mutual...
front-ending an order
A block order in which the broker/dealer purchases a portion of the block and...
frozen account
A bank account whose funds may not be withdrawn until a lien is satisfied or an ownership dispute is resolved.
frozen plan
A retirement plan to which no new contributions are being made. Previous contributions...
FT House Prices - UK
Gauge for costs of homes in the United Kingdom. The FT House Price Index uses...
FTC
Abbreviation for Federal Trade Commission. Federal agency whose purpose is to...
FTSE
Abbreviation for The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 stock index, a market...
fulfillment
Completion of a sales order.
full
Said of a bond trading with accrued interest.
full coupon bond
A bond with a coupon rate above, at or just slightly below current market interest...
full disclosure
An obligation to disclose all the facts relevant to a business transaction or...
full faith and credit
An unconditional commitment to pay interest and principal on debt, generally...
full lot
The normal unit of trading of a security; 100 shares of stock or 5 bonds. Also...
full price
The price of a bond including accrued interest.
full ratchet
In venture capital, an investor protection provision which specifies that options...
full stock
Stock with a par value of $100.
full surrender
The distribution or withdrawal of the entire original investment account of...
full trading authorization
The ability of a broker to handle a client's account at the broker's discretion,...
full-service brokerage
A brokerage which, in addition to executing trades for its clients, also provides...
fully depreciated
Of an asset, having already allocated the maximum allowable amount for the purposes of depreciation.
fully diluted earnings per share
A common stock earnings per share that would result if all warrants and stock...
fully distributed issue
A new securities issue which has been completely resold to investors (not dealers).
fully invested
Having no cash or cash equivalents in one's portfolio.
fully valued
A stock whose value is recognized by the marketplace and factored into its price...
functional
Operational, working.
fund
To finance or underwrite.
fund family
A mutual fund firm offering many mutual funds, for various objectives. Generally,...
fund manager
The individual responsible for making decisions pertaining to any portfolio...
fund of funds
A mutual fund which invests in other mutual funds. Just as a mutual fund invests...
fund supermarket
A brokerage firm that provides access to a variety of mutual funds from different...
fundamental analysis
For a currency trader, fundamental analysis focuses on key underlying economic...
fundamentalist
An investor who utilizes fundamental analysis.
fundamentals
Any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular...
funded debt
Any loans and obligations with a maturity of longer than one year; generally...
funding
The act of providing funds.
funds
Money; or sometimes, money plus assets which could be converted to money.
Funds From Operations
Abbreviated as FFO, refers to a financial measure used by REITs to define their...
fungible
Having the characteristic of being interchangeable. The term is often used to...
furthest month
The month of an option contract or futures contract which has the latest delivery date. Also known as far month.
future value
The value at some point in the future of a present amount of money.
futures
A standardized, transferable, exchange-traded contract that requires delivery...
futures commission merchant
An individual or organization accepting orders to buy or sell futures or futures...
futures contract
A standardized, transferable, exchange-traded contract that requires delivery...
futures option
An option on a futures contract.
futures price
The price at which the two participants in a futures contract agree to transact at on the settlement date.
FX
FX is short form or trader jargon for Forex, or more specifically Foreign Exchange....
fx market hours
Unlike most other trading markets, the FX market is open for trade 24 hours...
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