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Nikkei definition explanation

What is Nikkei?
Short for Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average, the leading and most-respected index of Japanese stocks. It is a price-weighted index comprised of Japan’s top 225 blue-chip companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei is equivalent to the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index in the U.S. In fact, it was called the Nikkei Dow Jones Stock Average from 1975 to 1985. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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Easy-To-Borrow List definition explanation

What is Easy-To-Borrow List?
A list of securities deemed to be available for borrowing in short selling transactions because their delivery is assured. Availability is usually due to their accessible nature and/or high number of outstanding shares. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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Qualifying Investment definition explanation

What is Qualifying Investment?
An investment purchased with pretax income. Money invested in a qualifying investment trust, annuity or plan is exempt from income taxes until it is withdrawn. These sorts of investments are tax-deferred, because the money invested in them is taxed at withdrawal only. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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Value Fund definition explanation

What is Value Fund?
A stock mutual fund that primarily holds stocks that are deemed to be undervalued in price and that are likely to pay dividends. Value funds are one of three main mutual fund types; the other two are growth and blend (a mix of value and growth stocks) funds. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 definition explanation

What is Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50?
A market capitalization-weighted stock index of 50 large, blue-chip European companies operating within eurozone nations. The universe for selection is found within the 18 Dow Jones EURO STOXX Supersector indexes, from which members are ranked by size and placed on a selection list. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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Order Audit Trail System – OATS definition explanation

What is Order Audit Trail System – OATS?
An automated computer system owned by the National Association of Security Dealers (NASD) that is used to record information relating to orders, quotes and other related trade information from all equities that are traded on the Nasdaq, including over the counter (OTC) stocks. This system simplifies an order’s progression from the initial receipt of the order to its eventual execution or cancellation, so that it can be easily tracked for auditing purposes. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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Timberland Investment definition explanation

What is Timberland Investment?
An investment instrument used primarily by large institutional investors (such as public and private pension funds). The two main assets that underlie timberland investments are tree farms and managed natural forests. The returns on these forestland investments come from biological growth, upward product class movement, timber price appreciation and land price appreciation. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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