London Stock Exchange (LSE)
The London Stock Exchange is located in the city of London, Great Britain. The London Stock exchange is the world’s fourth largest exchange in terms of market capitalization and first in Europe. As of...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKG)
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, or HKEx, operates a securities market and a derivatives market in Hong Kong and the clearing houses for those markets. HKEx was listed in Hong Kong in 2000...
BM&F Bovespa
BM&FBOVESPA is a Brazilian company, created in 2008, through the integration between the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo) and the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (Bolsa de Mercadorias e...
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
TMX Group is an integrated, multi-asset class exchange group. TMX Group’s businesses operate cash and derivative markets for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. They also provide clearing facilities, data products...
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Introduction The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is based in the city of Shanghai, China. This stock exchange is one of the two exchanges that operate independently in the People’s Republic of China (other stock...
Iraqi Dinar-IQD
The Iraqi dinar is the legal tender of Iraq. The currency code is IQD (although no international bank exchanges Iraqi dinar ). The Iraqi dinar is issued by Iraq’s federal bank, the Central Bank of...
Personal Finance
Principles of finance are applied at different levels for taking monetary decisions, right from the level of an individual to a nation’s economy. Application of these principles at the level of an individual or...
Bond valuation
Bond valuation is the process by which one may determine the fairest pricing at which to buy a bond. Just as with all of the various types of securities and capital investments, what is...
Derivatives Market
The derivatives market is the market for financial instruments derived from another asset. Futures and options contracts are one example of derivatives. A derivatives market may be exchange regulated or over-the-counter. Not only is...
Indian Rupee-INR
The Indian Rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The international code of Indian Rupee is INR and it denoted by symbol. The Reserve Bank of India, India’s federal bank is...
Japanese Yen-JPY
The Japanese yen is the legal tender of Japan. Its code in financial markets is JPY and the symbol used to denote the yen is ¥. The Japanese yen is one of the most...
Global Financial Crisis
The global economic crisis has yet to bottom out. The major industrial economies are in a deep recession, and growth in the developing world is slowing dramatically. The danger of falling into a deflationary...
Over the counter
In finance, OTC is a term which is related to the trade of stock directly among two individuals, companies or parties. OTC is short for over the counter. OTC may include bond or different...
Hybrid security
A security which covers two or more than two financial products is called hybrid security. New kinds of securities are made after short intervals of time to fulfill the requirements of different types of...
Boiler Room
In business, the term boiler room refers to a place (a room) where salespersons indulge in the unfair practice of selling dubious goods, usually by telephone. The term has negative connotations as it involves...