An asset backed security (ABS) is a security which uses an asset as the form of backing (i.e. collateral). The asset is usually something that provides consistent payments that line up with ...
An asset is any resource with value that is held by a company, individual or country. Assets add to value and are bought either to increase value or to benefit the firm....
Ask is simply the price in a market at which an asset can be bought (i.e. the price at which it is being sold). The ask price is usually also quoted with the amount of the asset which the seller is pr...
Arbitrage is the technique of investing in two assets (going long one and short the other) and assuming that the prices will converge over time. This is made possible as a result of market ineffi...
An annuity is a product that is sold by financial institutions to investors. The investors pay in a certain amount of money over a period of time, and then at a given time (called annuitization), the ...
APR or Annual Percentage Rate is the rate of interest a lender charges to a borrower over a yearly period. An APR is expressed as a percentage rate, which shows how much you will be paying in interest...
An angel investor is an investor who provides financing for small companies or entrepreneurs, typically on more favorable terms than could otherwise be obtained. Angel investors are often friends or f...
An analyst is the lowest ranking of the front-office roles within an investment bank. Some of the responsibilities of an investment-banking analyst are:Creating models, valuations and projections...
Amortization is the reduction of a debt or asset over a specific period of time....
The Alternative Investment Market, or AIM, is part of the London Stock Exchange. Essentially it is a less regulated and constrained stock exchange for smaller companies which have less market capitali...