Bookmaker
Investorline A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds. Range of events Bookmakers in the United Kingdom…
Mathematics of bookmaking
In betting parlance, making a book is the practice of laying bets on the various possible outcomes of a single event. The term originates from the practice of recording such…
Arbitrage
In economics and finance, arbitrage (IPA: /ˈɑrbɨtrɑːʒ/) is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more markets: striking a combination of matching deals that capitalize…
What do you understand by Option (finance)?
In finance, an option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a contract between two parties for a future transaction on an asset at a reference price. The buyer of…
What do you understand by Swap (finance)?
In finance, a swap is a derivative in which counterparties exchange certain benefits of one party’s financial instrument for those of the other party’s financial instrument. The benefits in question…
What are Financial ratios?
A financial ratio (or accounting ratio) is a relative magnitude of two selected numerical values taken from an enterprise’s financial statements. Often used in accounting, there are many standard ratios…
Financial stability ratios
An accounting ratio is made by dividing one account item into another. The aim is to obtain a comparison that is easy and beneficial to interpret. Financial stability ratios are…
List of FASB pronouncements
This article is a list of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements, which comprise Statements of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS" or simply "FAS"), Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts, Interpretations, Technical…
What is Depreciation?
Depreciation refers to two very different but related concepts: the decline in value of assets (fair value depreciation), and the allocation of the cost of assets to periods in which…
What do you understand by Repo?
A repurchase agreement, also known as a repo, RP, or sale and repurchase agreement, is the sale of securities together with an agreement for the seller to buy back the…