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money-market fund
money-market fund type of mutual fund that invests in high-yielding, short-term money-market instruments, such as U.S. government securities, commercial paper , and certificates of deposit. Returns of money-market funds usually parallel the movement of short-term interest rates. Some funds buy o... Read more
money
money term that actually refers to two concepts: the abstract unit of account in terms of which the value of goods, services, and obligations can be compared; and anything that is widely established as a means of payment. Frequently the standard of value also serves as a medium of exchange, but tha... Read more
black market
black market the selling or buying of commodities at prices above the legal ceiling or beyond the amount allotted to a customer in countries that have placed restrictions on sales and prices. Such trading was common during World War II wherever the demand and the means of payment exceeded the avail... Read more
mutual fund
mutual fund in finance, investment company or trust that has a very fluid capital stock. It is unique in that at any time it can sell or redeem any of its outstanding shares at net asset value (i.e., the price of a share equals total assets minus liabilities divided by the total number of shares). ... Read more
price
price amount of money for which a unit of goods or services is exchanged. Price is equivalent to market value and may or may not measure the intrinsic value of the goods or services to the buyer or seller. Most economists hold that, in the long run, price in a competitive market will equal the cost... Read more
exchange
exchange mutual transfer of goods, money, services, or their equivalents; also the marketplace where such transfer occurs, such as a stock exchange or a commodity exchange. In early human society, exchange of unessential articles, such as jewelry, was common, but no group could afford to rely on ... Read more
panic
panic crisis in financial and economic conditions, marked by public loss of confidence in the financial structure. Panics are characterized by a general rush of investors to convert their assets into cash, with runs on banks and a rapid fall of the securities market. Bank failures and bankruptcies ... Read more
bourse
bourse , term applied to a European stock exchange . The first international bourse was established in Antwerp in the 16th cent. The Paris bourse, dating from 1720 but completely reorganized in 1999, consists of the main exchange, equivalent to the New York Stock Exchange, plus the Matif (the deriv... Read more
cartel
cartel , national or international organization of manufacturers or traders allied by agreement to fix prices, limit supply, divide markets, or to fix quotas for sales, manufacture, or division of profits among the member firms. In that it often has international scope the cartel is broader than the... Read more
free silver
free silver in U.S. history, term designating the political movement for the unlimited coinage of silver. Origins of the Movement Free silver became a popular issue soon after the Panic of 1873, and it was a major issue in the next quarter century. The hard times of 1873-78 stimulated adv... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "money market"

Hoff, Ted
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Processing Unit (CPU) possible. That product came on the market as the Intel 4004 in 1971 and the microprocessor industry was...would be a sensible idea to take on some custom work to make money while the memory business was being built up. An opportunity...
Lewis, Edmonia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...she attempted to expand the foothold she had gained in the art market after moving to Italy. Birth years from 1840 to 1845 appear...of the late 1840s and apparently struck it rich, for he sent money back east to provide for his sister's education. When Edmonia...
Kerkorian, Kirk
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...times, with Kerkorian helping bring in money as a newsboy and as a watermelon dealer in one of the city's produce markets. He spent more time out of school than...airplane. Enthralled but lacking the money for the expensive hobby, he showed...
Zetsche, Dieter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...while mounted on the back of a moving horse. To earn extra money he drove a beverage delivery truck. Zetsche passed the German...some 3,800 workers. Over 14 months the company increased its market share and surged past rivals such as Volvo and Navistar. Clearly...
Bloomberg, Michael
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the U.S. and international markets. At the time, Salomon was...talent and drive, not old-money or Ivy League connections...called his company Innovative Market Systems, and it landed its...date on the Treasury bond market. The company expanded to develop...calculations. In 1986 Innovative ...
Cooper, Martin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...People would say, ‘Why are we spending all of this money? Are you sure this cellular thing will turn out to be something...would be a necessary step in entering the mobile-phone service market and prevent AT&T's continued monopoly. Motorola also...
Ghosn, Carlos
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...did not just rescue these companies; he turned them into market leaders. As the first non-Japanese president of an automaker...had a ready excuse for failure: South American financial markets were chaotic during those years, and Brazil in particular...therefore, he agreed to talk to Louis Schweitzer, CEO of the ...
Jiménez, Luis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...nationwide art competition in the 1930s, but the promised prize money fell victim to Depression-era cutbacks at the sponsoring organization...surprise when Jiménez's sculptures found a ready market among art buyers, and Jiménez's career accelerated...
Central Banks
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...actually control the quantity of money (verticalist or exogenous money approach) through the three...ration, discount rate, and open market operations. Hence the central bank can increase the quantity of money by decreasing the required reserve...
Discounted Present Value
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...better than the same amount of money in the future. Discounted present...value — transferring money from the future to the present via borrowing or transferring money from the present to the future...which can be multiplied by the market discount factor described above...

Dictionary entries related to "money market"

Goo Goo Dolls, The
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...major breakthrough into the mass market. The album contains "Name...or the 1980s pop rocker Eddie Money. The rest of the songs on the...Records and thus saw very little money from the album's sales. Although...drummer, Tutuska, left over a money dispute within the band and...
Pet Shop Boys, The
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Girls" (1984) and "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (1985) failed to make an impression. But early disappointments...Mind." Gathering a strong following both in the mainstream market and among gay fans — the group's determined unwillingness...
Automobile Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...manufacturing by the middle of the twentieth century, making more money and employing more people than any other industry. In the United...delayed the patent process until he had financial backing and a market for his device. He and his backers claimed the patent rights...
Canning Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...limited the overall size of the market. Although reasonably effective...War, which transformed the market for canned goods. Output rose...invested significant sums of money in canneries throughout the...the sanitary can dominated the market for metal containers. While...
Check Currency
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...one of the two types of bank money, the other being bank notes...demand deposits. Then money market funds came into widespread...Frederic S. The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. 6th ed. Boston: Addison...Banking ; Currency and Coinage ; Money .
Consumer Protection
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Comerce … among the several States," and to "coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, … and fix the Standard...needed a license. And they passed laws dealing with public markets, sale of unwholesome provisions, monopolies, frauds, usury...
Credit Unions
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the time of the 1929 stock market crash, an additional 784 credit...stock brokerage services, money market accounts, ATMs, electronic...them, so that they could lend money for food and rent. BIBLIOGRAPHY...Financial Institutions and Markets. Edited by Thomas Havrilesky...
Depression of 1920
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...an unprecedented cancelation of orders. Money was extremely tight, although the stringency...from the country caused a marked advance in money rates, and the end of the year saw a 30...Commodity Exchanges ; Gold Standard ; Stock Market .
Economic Indicators
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...housing units that indicate the future volume of the housing market and construction. Included also are the stock prices of 500 common stocks based on Standard and Poor's 500 Index, the M-2 money supply, which consists of all cash, checking, and savings...
Electronic Commerce
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...commerce involves managing a market for firms in specific industries...producer goods and services markets, earning money on commissions it receives...electronic marketplace. Other market-creating firms focus on specific...their own electronic purchasing markets, the largest of which, ...

Thesaurus entries related to "money market"

price
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...compensation. phrases: at a price   buying black-market goods at a price synonyms : at a high price, at an expensive price, at a high cost, for a great deal of money, at considerable cost. at any price   they want that...
sell
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...business of, traffic in, stock, carry, offer for sale, market, handle, peddle, hawk.   3. goods selling well...xA0; 3. he used to have principles but he sold out for money synonyms : prostitute oneself, sell one's soul, betray one...
exchange
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...trade, trading, swapping, traffic, trafficking.   2. a broker on the exchange synonyms : stock exchange, money market; bourse.   3. an acrimonious exchange synonyms : conversation, dialogue, talk, discussion, chat; debate...
purchase
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...new dress/car | purchased some shares synonyms : buy, pay for, acquire, pick up, obtain, invest in, put money into.   2. purchase victory with young lives synonyms : attain, achieve, gain, win. antonyms: sell; market.
set
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...demarcate, characterize. set aside   1. set aside money/food for later synonyms : lay aside, lay by, put away...light.   3. set off a flurry of selling on the stock market synonyms : cause, begin, start, commence, initiate, set...
pile
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : great deal, quantity, abundance, mountain; inf. lot, lots, heap, ocean, stacks, oodles, tons.   3. make a/his pile on the black market synonyms : fortune, money, wealth; inf. mint, stacks of money, tidy sum.

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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...offered and sold in the capital markets. In a typical securitization...entity sells securities. The money from the sale of the securities...important role in the financial markets, the recent experience with securitization in the mortgage markets argues for the careful review...issuers. The ...