-Feb 3, 20191 min readEDGAR 1) EDGAR stands for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval. 2) It is the electronic filing system created by the Securities...
-Jan 13, 20191 min readThe 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...
-Oct 27, 20182 min readSharpe Ratio 1) The Sharpe ratio is a risk adjusted measure of return. Basically, it is answering this fundamental question; “Is your investment’s...
-Oct 7, 20182 min read 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...
-Aug 5, 20181 min readCCI 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...
-Jul 29, 20181 min readMACRS 1) Current system allowed in the USA to calculate the deductions of depreciation on depreciable assets. Stands for Modified Adjusted Cost...
-Jul 15, 20182 min readThe Holy Trinity 1) The impossible trinity in the domain of international economics refers to the policy constraint that countries face. 2) It is...
-Jun 2, 20182 min readCAPE1) CAPE stands for Cycle Adjusted Price Earnings ratio. As the name suggests, it is an adjustment to the highly popular and ubiquitous...
-May 26, 20181 min readTIPS1) Treasury Inflation Protected Securities is a specific type of a US Treasury bond which is designed to protect investors from the...
-May 12, 20182 min readU-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...
-May 4, 20181 min readGinni 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...
-May 4, 20181 min readPMI1) Stands for Purchasing Manufacturing Index. It is a set of monthly released indicators which show the strength of the manufacturing...
-May 4, 20181 min readMLR1) Important financial metric used to gauge the quality of health insurers, introduced in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It stands for...
-Apr 20, 20181 min readLIBOR 1) LIBOR is a global, benchmark interest rate 2) It’s full form is London Interbank Offered Rate “London” - The idea behind LIBOR was...
DFIG WritersMar 27, 20187 min readLocking 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...