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EDGAR

1) EDGAR stands for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval. 2) It is the electronic filing system created by the Securities...

The Big Mac Index

1) The Big Mac Index, published by The Economist is one of the methods to gauge whether currencies are relatively priced correctly across...

Sharpe Ratio

1) The Sharpe ratio is a risk adjusted measure of return. Basically, it is answering this fundamental question; “Is your investment’s...

CAGR

1) The CAGR stands for the Compounded Annual Growth Rate. 2) It is the average annual growth rate for a particular investment over a...

CCI

1) CCI stands for the Consumer Confidence Index. It is one of the most widely used economic indicators to get a gauge on the level of...

MACRS

1) Current system allowed in the USA to calculate the deductions of depreciation on depreciable assets. Stands for Modified Adjusted Cost...

The Holy Trinity

1) The impossible trinity in the domain of international economics refers to the policy constraint that countries face. 2) It is...

CAPE

1) CAPE stands for Cycle Adjusted Price Earnings ratio. As the name suggests, it is an adjustment to the highly popular and ubiquitous...

TIPS

1) Treasury Inflation Protected Securities is a specific type of a US Treasury bond which is designed to protect investors from the...

U-6

1) The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes 6 different measures of unemployment, namely U1 to U6. 2) The one which you hear all...

Ginni Index

1) The Gini Index is a measure of statistical deviation developed by Italian statistician Corrado Gini. 2) It is used as a measure to...

PMI

1) Stands for Purchasing Manufacturing Index. It is a set of monthly released indicators which show the strength of the manufacturing...

MLR

1) Important financial metric used to gauge the quality of health insurers, introduced in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It stands for...

LIBOR

1) LIBOR is a global, benchmark interest rate 2) It’s full form is London Interbank Offered Rate “London” - The idea behind LIBOR was...

Locking Down on Volatility Part II

-Brian Proferes In the previous paper we examined the mathematical definition of volatility and explored factors that can generate higher...

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