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A one-stop hub for financial education in multiple spheres and across a wide array of disciplines. It provides up-to-date definitions, terms and concepts about all fields of financial knowledge: finance, investment, financial markets, instruments, products, exchanges, trading, mutual funds, hedge funds, portfolios, derivatives, forex, banking, real estate, insurance, and valuation, among others.

A one-stop reference for tens of thousands of financial terms, alongside volumes of learning materials such as tutorials, articles, Q&As, editorial selections and pieces of opinion, and much more.

Fincyclopedia extensively covers, and provides updates on, the broad spectrum of finance, including terms, topics, and certain niche areas of financial knowledge, ranging from valuation models (e.g., asset pricing models, option pricing models) to investing and all related subjects, financial analysis, risk management and beyond.

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Tadlees al-Aib

The process whereby a seller intentionally hides the defects of his goods so that an unsuspecting buyer would...
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Tataruh al-Dainain

Arabic (تطارح الدينين) for the process of bilateral release of debts (set-off or maqassah in Arabic). More specifically,...
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Talaqqi al-Rukban

An illegal practice (particularly an exploitative commercial arbitrage) in which a city dweller purchases goods from a Bedouin...
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Mark Price

In relation to cryptocurrencies, it is a price used as an input for calculation of the liquidation price...
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Fiat Currency

A currency that has no intrinsic value but is issued on the creditworthiness of a government, but without...
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Meme Coin

A cryptocurrency that is often inspired by internet memes or trends (or certain humorous characteristics), and is sometimes...
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Legal Tender

A form of money (currency) that courts of law and the broader legal system in a country legally...
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Treasury Murabaha

The application of murabaha contract in managing a treasury's liquidity requirements and/ or investing its short-term surplus funds....
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Crypto Asset

A digital asset that represents any digital store of value or medium of exchange (currency) that is stored...
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Digital Asset

Any source of value or wealth that exists only in digital form and comes with a distinct right...
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Content

Content is categorized into distinct sections, each with its own focus and perspective, and in each of which a yet more focused content is provided. The encyclopedia contains a huge universe of terms and entries covering everyday jargon and terminology of the financial world in different walks of discipline and specialization.

A collection of articles shed more light on all the topics and concepts relevant to the main themes of this website. The “question and answers” section provides concise and precise answers to a wide array of questions encountered on job and in learning. Tutorials puts at your disposal educational materials and how-to guides and instructions. Tools include ideas, insights, books, publications, reports, and financial calculators, excel sheets, among others.

Last but not least, in “pulse” and “editorial”, market developments and ongoing events are placed in the spotlight to establish a sense of connection between financial knowledge and practical aspects.

One-Stop Hub

Overall, Fincyclopedia is a one-stop platform for financial knowledge that uses a focused approach, as reflected in a compartmentalized or segmented pool of resources across multiple, distinct sections and sub-sections, each handling a specific area. This approach is meant to help users and learners identify their relevant areas of interest before digging deeper and fine-tuning toward desired results. For example, a given word (like abandonment) bears many meanings in different contexts such as business, banking, finance, derivatives, and insurance, to mention just a few.

The section-level alphabetical index and the built-in search function are designed to make search and comparison much easier. In “topics” section, the entire content of Fincyclopedia will be classified under main headings or root terms that enable the users to obtain a better perspective about common terms and their multiple uses across various contexts.

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