- Industria: Financial services
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Interest paid on previously earned interest as well as on the principal.
Industry:Financial services
Applies mainly to international equities. Hedging technique to guard against foreign exchange fluctuations (i.e., short Euro l00 mm when holding a long position of Euro l00 mm in stocks).
Industry:Financial services
The tax levied on profits from the sale of capital assets. A long-term capital gain, which is achieved once an asset is held for at least 12 months, is taxed at a maximum rate of 20% (taxpayers in 28% tax bracket) and 10% (taxpayers in 15% tax bracket). Assets held for less than 12 months are taxed at regular income tax levels, and, since January 1, 2000, assets held for at least five years are taxed at 18% and 8%.
Industry:Financial services
Paper money, coins, and demand deposits that constitute all the money circulating in the economy.
Industry:Financial services
The process of accumulating the time value of money forward in time. For example, interest earned in one period earns additional interest during each subsequent time period.
Industry:Financial services
Old and new series gold and silver certificates, Federal Reserve notes, national bank notes, and 1890 Series Treasury notes.
Industry:Financial services
Goods used by firms to produce other goods, e.g., office buildings, machinery, equipment.
Industry:Financial services
The number of compounding periods in a year. For example, quarterly compounding has a compounding frequency of 4.
Industry:Financial services
