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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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Structural FX Risk

A type of risk (specifically, a source of non-traded market risk) that arises from positions related to investments...
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Transaction FX Risk

A type of risk (specifically, a source of non-traded market risk) that arises from potential changes in a...
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Transaction Foreign Exchange Risk

A type of risk (specifically, a source of non-traded market risk) that arises from potential changes in a...
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Structural Foreign Exchange Risk

A type of risk (specifically, a source of non-traded market risk) that arises from positions related to investments...
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Stock Price Crash Risk

A type of risk that relates to severe drops in an entity's stock price in an active market....
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Accounting Volatility Risk

A source of non-traded market risk that arises from potential losses to the value of assets and liabilities...
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Non-Agency mREIT

A mortgage REIT (mREIT) that represents private entities (not government agencies) investing in mortgages not guaranteed by the government....
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Nonagency Collateral

A collateral, in a repo transaction or CMOs, that comes in the form of a whole loan. By...
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Nonagency mREIT

A mortgage REIT (mREIT) that represents private entities (not government agencies) investing in mortgages not guaranteed by the government....
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mREIT

It stands for mortgage real estate investment trust; a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in real...
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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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  • EEP
    It stands for early exercise premium; the difference between the premium (option price) of an American option and that of an otherwise identical European option.… Read more


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