Triangular Arbitrage
[概述]Theprocessofconvertingonecurrencytoanother,convertingitagaintoathirdcurrencyand,finally,convertingitbacktotheoriginalcur
Diworsification
[概述]Theprocessofaddingtoone'sportfolioinsuchawaythattherisk/returntradeoffisworsened.Investorsoftenachievethisbyinvestingina
One-Stop Shop
[概述]Acompanyoralocationthatoffersamultitudeofservicestoaclientoracustomer.Theideaistoprovideconvenientandefficientserviceand
Frugalista
[概述]Peoplewhokeepupwithfashiontrendswithoutspendingalotofmoney.Frugalistasstayfashionablebyshoppingthroughalternativeoutlets
Window Of Opportunity
[概述]Awindowofopportunityisashorttimeperiodduringwhichanotherwiseunattainableopportunityexists.Afterthewindowofopportunityclo
Spice Trader
[概述]Aslangtermusedtodescribeaninvestorwhotendstotradeinhigh-riskinvestmentvehiclesormarkets.Spicetradersprefertoinvestinrisk
Tequila Effect
[概述]Informalnamegiventotheimpactofthe1994MexicaneconomiccrisisontheSouthAmericaneconomy.TheTequilaEffectoccurredbecauseofasu
Silo Mentality
[概述]Anattitudefoundinsomeorganizationsthatoccurswhenseveraldepartmentsorgroupsdonotwanttoshareinformationorknowledgewithothe
Golden Life Jacket
[概述]Anexceptionalcompensationpackageofferedbytheacquiringcompanytothetopexecutivesofthecompanybeingbought.Theofferismeanttok
Opening Price
[概述]Thepriceatwhichasecurityfirsttradesupontheopeningofanexchangeonagiventradingday.Quitecommonly,asecurity'sopeningpricewil
Game Changer
[概述]1.Apersonwhoisavisionary.2.Acompanythataltersitsbusinessstrategyandconceivesanentirelynewbusinessplan.Thistypeofcompanys
General Motors (GM) Indicator
[概述]AnindicatorbasedonthetheorythattheperformanceofU.S.automakerGeneralMotors(GM)isapre-cursortotheperformanceoftheU.S.econo
Boil The Ocean
[概述]Toundertakeanimpossibletaskorprojectortomakeataskorprojectunnecessarilydifficult.Boilingtheoceangenerallymeanstogooverbo
Nonrenewable Resource
[概述]Aresourceofeconomicvaluethatcannotbereadilyreplacedbynaturalmeansonalevelequaltoitsconsumption.Mostfossilfuels,suchasoil
Sandwich Generation
[概述]Thegenerationofmiddle-agedindividualswhoarepressuredtosupportbothagingparentsandgrowingchildren.Thoseofthesandwichgenera
Dotcom
[概述]Acompanythatembracestheinternetasthekeycomponentinitsbusiness.DotcomsaresonamedbecauseoftheURLcustomersvisittodobusiness
Deceased Alert
[概述]Anotificationonaperson'screditreportthatalertscreditagenciesthatthepersonisdeceasedandshouldnotbeissuedcreditinthefuture
Enron
[概述]AU.S.energy-tradingandutilitiescompanythathousedoneofthebiggestaccountingfraudsinhistory.Enron'sexecutivesemployedaccoun
Hiring Freeze
[概述]Asituationwhereasanemployerhastemporarilyputintoplacethatnofurthernewhiringswilloccurfortheforeseeablefuture.Thistypeofc
Streetable
[概述]Acompanythathasamanagementteamwithenoughstrengthandexperiencetorunapubliccompany.It'simperativeforWallStreettohaveconfid
Grinder
[概述]Aslangtermforapersonwhoworksintheinvestmentindustryandmakessmallamountsofmoneyatatimeonsmallinvestments,overandoveragain
Silicon Valley
[概述]NicknamefortheregioninNorthCalifornia(aroundSanJose)thatcontainsahugeconcentrationofcomputerandinternetcompanies.Incasey
Paradigm Shift
[概述]Amajorchangeinhowsomeprocessisaccomplished.Aparadigmshiftcanhappenwhennewtechnologyisintroducedthatradicallyaltersthepro
Stopped Out
[概述]Asituationwhereastockpricedecreasesand,consequently,aninvestor'sstoporderisexecuted.Ifyouplaceastoplossorderinstructingt
Cookie Jar Accounting
[概述]Anaccountingpracticeinwhichacompanyusesgenerousreservesfromgoodyearsagainstlossesthatmightbeincurredinbadyears.Cookiejar
Lipper Leader
[概述]Aratingsystemthatranksamutualfund'ssuccessbasedonwhetherthefundhasmetcertaingoals.Mutualfundsarerankedbasedontotalreturn
Ostrich
[概述]Aslangtermgiventoinvestorsorothermarketparticipantswhoignoreimportantpiecesofinformationorsituations,whichhavetheability
Synthetic Lease
[概述]Anoperatingleasethatisstructuredinawaysothatitisnotrecordedasaliabilityonthebalancesheet.Instead,itisconsideredtobeanexp
Voodoo Accounting
[概述]Anyformofaccountingthatdoesnotfollowprinciplesofconservatism.Whiletherearemanymethodsbywhichfinancialstatementscanbefudg
Lady Godiva Accounting Principles - LGAP
[概述]Atheoreticalsetofaccountingprinciplesunderwhichcorporationswouldhavetofullydiscloseallinformation,includingthatwhichofte
Bid Whacker
[概述]Aslangtermforaninvestorwhosellssharesatorbelowthebidprice.Thisisconsideredoutsidethenorm,assellersnormallysettleforapric
Repo 105
[概述]Anaccountingtrickinwhichacompanyclassifiesashort-termloanasasaleandsubsequentlyusesthecashproceedsfromsaidsaletoreduceit
Dead Hand Provision
[概述]Astipulationonadefensemechanism(orpoisonpill)usedbycompaniesinordertoprotectagainstamergerortakeoverbyanothercompany.The
Downstream
[概述]Theoilandgasoperationsthattakeplaceaftertheproductionphasethroughtothepointofsale.Mostoilcompaniesareknownasbeing"integr
Death Spiral
[概述]Atypeofloaninvestorsgivetoacompanyinexchangeforconvertibledebt,which,likeconvertiblebonds,typicallyhasprovisionsthatallo
One Night Stand Investment
[概述]Buyingasecuritywiththeintentionofholdingitforthelongterm,butsubsequentlypanickingandsellingitthefollowingday.Aninvestors
Killer Application
[概述]Killerapplicationor"killerapp"isabuzzwordthatdescribesasoftwareapplicationthatsurpassesallofitscompetitors.Thetermissome
Lame Duck
[概述]Apersonwhohasdefaultedonhisorherdebtsorhasgonebankruptedduetothestockmarket.Thefinancialuseofthetermismostcommonlyusedin
Antitrust
[概述]Theantitrustlawsapplytovirtuallyallindustriesandtoeverylevelofbusiness,includingmanufacturing,transportation,distributio
Plutonomy
[概述]Economicgrowththatispoweredandconsumedbythewealthiestupperclassofsociety.Plutonomyreferstoasocietywherethemajorityofthew