Finance

Finance

Contributors in Finance

Finance

The actions of a central bank, currency board or other regulatory committee that determine the size and rate of growth of the money supply, which in turn affects interest rates. Monetary policy is ...

Exchange rate

Financial services; Finance

The price of one country's currency expressed in another country's currency. In other words, the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another. For example, the higher the exchange rate for ...

Cash

Financial services; Finance

Legal tender or coins that can be used in exchange goods, debt, or services. Sometimes also including the value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company.

Surplus

Financial services; Finance

A situation in which assets exceed liabilities, income exceeds expenditures, exports exceed imports, or profits exceed losses.

Credit risk

Financial services; Finance

The risk of loss of principal or loss of a financial reward stemming from a borrower's failure to repay a loan or otherwise meet a contractual obligation. Credit risk arises whenever a borrower is ...

Angel investor

Financial services; Finance

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ...

Total return

Financial services; Finance

In performance measurement, the actual rate of return realised over some evaluation period. In fixed income analysis, the potential return that considers all three sources of return (coupon interest, ...