financial instrument
Monetary asset vehicle
A financial instrument is any contract that creates a financial asset for one party and a financial liability for another.
The term covers a broad range: stocks, bonds, loans, derivatives, currencies, and insurance policies all qualify.
The portfolio contained a mix of financial instruments with varying risk profiles.
In legal and regulatory contexts, the phrase often signals formal treatment of otherwise ordinary transactions.
Contracts for future delivery
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- swapsMutual trades
- forwardOnward in direction
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
contract · margin · expiration · settlement · clearinghouse · strike price · premium · call
Binding tie or connection
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- mortgageSecured home loan
- debentureUnsecured debt instrument
- noteShort written record
credit · treasury · bill · certificate of deposit · fixed income · coupon · maturity · yield
Pooled, managed investment vehicle
- ETFTradable pooled investment vehicle
- exchange-traded fundPooled security trading daily
- index fundInvestment matching market benchmark
- hedge fundPrivate investment partnership
money market fund · pension fund · annuity · NAV · net asset value · load · prospectus · fund manager
Goods kept for sale
- sharePortion given out
- common stockBasic corporate ownership units
- preferred stockPriority-claim corporate ownership
- dividendCorporate profit share
ownership · shareholder · IPO · initial public offering · private equity · venture capital · capital gain · voting rights
Transaction intermediary for hire
liquidity · order · execution · clearing · settlement · market maker · volume · day trading
Distributing investments strategically
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- returnGo back again
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- riskPossibility of harm
growth · income · rebalancing · benchmark · performance · principal · time horizon · risk tolerance
Currency trading market
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
- euroShared continental currency
- yenPersistent strong craving
pound · yuan · franc · central bank · devaluation · appreciation · reserve currency · peg
futures
Contracts for future delivery
hedging · contract · margin · expiration · settlement · clearinghouse · strike price · premium · call · put
bond
Binding tie or connection
note · credit · treasury · bill · certificate of deposit · fixed income · coupon · maturity · yield · interest rate
mutual fund
Pooled, managed investment vehicle
- ETFTradable pooled investment vehicle
- exchange-traded fundPooled security trading daily
- index fundInvestment matching market benchmark
hedge fund · money market fund · pension fund · annuity · NAV · net asset value · load · prospectus · fund manager · unit trust
stock
Goods kept for sale
- sharePortion given out
- common stockBasic corporate ownership units
- preferred stockPriority-claim corporate ownership
dividend · ownership · shareholder · IPO · initial public offering · private equity · venture capital · capital gain · voting rights · equity stake
broker
Transaction intermediary for hire
spread · liquidity · order · execution · clearing · settlement · market maker · volume · day trading · limit order
asset allocation
Distributing investments strategically
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- returnGo back again
- yieldProduce or relinquish
risk · growth · income · rebalancing · benchmark · performance · principal · time horizon · risk tolerance · asset class
forex
Currency trading market
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
- euroShared continental currency
yen · pound · yuan · franc · central bank · devaluation · appreciation · reserve currency · peg · floating rate
financial instrumentspecie
Money in metal form
bullion · real property · hard cash · cash · cash money
financial instrumentbarter
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
direct exchange · commodity exchange · gift economy · subsistence economy · handshake deal
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