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Dow Jones CDX: How It Operates and Benefits Investors

By Itho July 28, 2005

[ad_1] The credit default swap index (CDX) is a benchmark financial instrument comprising credit default swaps (CDS) issued by North American or emerging market companies. Each CDX tracks a basket of…

Dispersion in Statistics: Understanding How It’s Used

By Itho July 5, 2005

[ad_1] What Is Dispersion? The field of statistics is used across every sector and industry to help people better understand, and predict, potential outcomes. In finance, investors often turn to…

Emerging Industries: Meaning, Overview, Examples

By Itho August 11, 2004

[ad_1] What Is an Emerging Industry? An emerging industry is a group of companies in a line of business formed around a new product or idea that is in the…

Understanding Defensive Stocks, Pros & Cons, and Examples

By Itho August 10, 2004

[ad_1] What Is a Defensive Stock? A defensive stock provides consistent dividends and stable earnings regardless of the overall state of the stock market. There's a constant demand for these…

Accretive: Definition and Examples in Business and Finance

Decoupling: Definition and Examples in Finance

By Itho January 14, 2004

[ad_1] What Is Decoupling? In financial markets, decoupling occurs when the returns of one asset class diverge from their expected or normal pattern of correlation with others. Decoupling thus…

Duration Definition and Its Use in Fixed Income Investing

By Itho November 27, 2003

[ad_1] What Is Duration? Duration measures how long it takes, in years, for an investor to be repaid a bond’s price through its total cash flows. It is also used…