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Understanding Contracts for Difference (CFDs): Uses and Examples

By Itho November 20, 2003

[ad_1] What Is a Contract for Difference (CFD)? A Contract for Difference (CFD) represents a sophisticated financial derivative used by traders to speculate on short-term price movements of various underlying…

Corporate Finance: Definition and Activities

By Itho November 20, 2003

[ad_1] What Is Corporate Finance? Corporate finance is a subfield of finance that deals with how corporations address funding sources, capital structuring, accounting, and investment decisions. Corporate finance is also…

Definition and Importance to Investors

By Itho November 20, 2003

[ad_1] What Is a Credit Rating? A credit rating basically indicates the likelihood that an issuer will default on a loan or other debt instrument due to bankruptcy. Investors use…

Understanding Cum Dividend: Meaning, Mechanism, and Examples

By Itho November 20, 2003

[ad_1] What Is Cum Dividend? The term cum dividend means buying a stock with the right to receive the upcoming dividend. This is opposed to ex-dividend, where new buyers are…

A Guide to Investment Profitability

By Itho November 20, 2003

[ad_1] What Is Expected Return? The expected return is the profit or loss an investor expects from an investment based on past returns. Thus, the expected return is like a…

Bear Spread: Overview, and Examples of Options Spreads

By Itho November 20, 2003

[ad_1] What Is a Bear Spread? A bear spread is an options strategy used when one is mildly bearish and wants to maximize profit while minimizing losses. The goal…