摘要:A deposit made to a seller showing the buyer's good faith in a transaction. Often used in real estate transactions, earnest money allows the buyer additional time when seeking financing. Earnest mone[阅读全文]

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A loan or credit with a low interest rate, or the setting of low interest rates by a central bank like the Federal Reserve. Cheap money is good for borrowers, but bad for investors, who will see th[阅读全文]

摘要:A slang term used to describe a significant amount of money. The amount implied typically depends on the person, company or situation.
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摘要:Calculated by averaging the high, low, and closing prices, and multiplying by the daily volume. Comparing that result with the number for the previous day tells you whether money flow was positive or [阅读全文]

摘要:The terms of a registered pension plan that detail the specific amounts that an employer and employee contribute to the plan. The amounts may be stated in dollars or percentages. The provisions of the[阅读全文]

摘要:A defined-contribution plan to which employer contributions are fixed.

Employers may contribute up to 25% of employees' compensation to a money-purchase pension plan.

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摘要:Money loaned by a bank that must be repaid on demand. Unlike a term loan, which has a set maturity and payment schedule, call money does not have to follow a fixed schedule. Brokerages use call money [阅读全文]

摘要:A measure of the liquid money supply within an economy. MZM represents all money in M2 less the time deposits, plus all money market funds.
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摘要:A facility created by the Federal Reserve board on November 24, 2008, in an effort to stimulate institutional investors to assume investments that have longer terms. The Money Market Investor Funding [阅读全文]

摘要:A savings account that offers the competitive rate of interest (real rate) in exchange for larger-than-normal deposits.

Also known by the acronym "MMDA", which stands for "money market dema[阅读全文]

摘要:A momentum indicator that is used to determine the conviction in a current trend by analyzing the price and volume of a given security. The MFI is used as a measure of the strength of money going in a[阅读全文]

摘要:A retail banking service that allows users to transfer funds between personal accounts using email and their online banking service. Email money transfers are considered secure because only the notifi[阅读全文]

摘要:A punitive fine imposed by a civil court on an entity that has profited from illegal or unethical activity. The Securities and Exchange Commission imposes civil money penalties that are usually equal [阅读全文]

摘要:A lending program created by the Federal Reserve Board on September 19, 2008, that will provide new funding to U.S. financial institutions until October 30, 2009. The Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Mon[阅读全文]

摘要:A set of procedures, laws or regulations designed to stop the practice of generating income through illegal actions. In most cases money launderers hide their actions through a series of steps that ma[阅读全文]

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The entire quantity of bills, coins, loans, credit and other liquid instruments in a country's economy. 



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Any form of currency issued by the United States Treasury and not the Federal Reserve System, including gold and silver coins, Treasury notes, and Treasury[阅读全文] 

		

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1. Funding by a government or organization that is repetitive, rather than a one-time grant. Examples include ongoing government daycare subsidies or firms[阅读全文] 

		

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A segment of the financial market in which financial instruments with high liquidity and very short maturities are traded. The money market is used by part[阅读全文] 

		

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The interest rate earned by investing in securities with high liquidity and maturities of less than one year such as negotiable certificates of deposit,[阅读全文]