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What Is A Cash Flow Statement? A cash flow statement, also known as a statement of cash flow, is one of the main financial statements, along with the income statement and the balance sheet, that companies are required by securities regulators to prepare to demonstrate their financial condition. The cash flow statement is important because it shows investors and creditors how well a company manages its cash and that it…
What Is Value Investing? Value investing is an investment strategy in which the investor seeks to profit by buying stocks they believe are underpriced or undervalued by the market at large. The investor looks to buy stocks when they believe they are "on sale," just as they would buy a box of cereal at the supermarket when it's on sale rather than paying full price. The idea of value investing…
What Is Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)? The Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) is an interest rate benchmark chosen by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) in 2017 as an alternative and eventual replacement for the London Interbank Offered Rate, more commonly known as Libor, which is slated to be phased out by 2021. ARRC is a committee set up by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve…
What Are Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs)? Systemically Important Financial Institutions, or SIFIs, are a group of 29 large international banks that are required to hold extra equity capital against losses because of their size, complexity and importance to the international financial system. These institutions are generally regarded as "too big to fail," meaning they would require being bailed out by taxpayers if they were threatened with failure during a…
What Is Short Covering? Short covering is the act of closing out a short position in a security. Investors who believe that a stock, bond or commodity is overvalued and is likely to decline in price can try to profit on that belief by selling short that particular asset. In a short sale, the investor borrows the security from their broker and immediately sells it. At some point the investor…
What Is Short Interest? Short interest is the number of shares of a stock that have been sold short by investors but have not yet been paid back. Investors who believe a stock is overpriced and headed for a fall can short a stock by borrowing shares from their broker and then selling them, the proceeds of which go into their account. At some point they have to buy the…
What Is A Short Squeeze? A short squeeze is what happens when many investors with a short position in the same security—meaning they are betting that the price will drop—are forced to cover their positions and buy the security back when the price rises unexpectedly. The resulting demand usually forces the price to rise even higher, exacerbating the situation and the potential losses for short sellers. Investors who believe a…
Like commodity, income and pink sheet equity offerings, cyclical stocks are a very specific type of corporate listing. Featuring unique tendencies in price action, cyclical stocks are frequently targeted for active speculation as well as portfolio diversification. What Is A Cyclical Stock? A cyclical stock is an equity product that experiences pricing fluctuations in concert with the prevailing macro economic trends of the day. Accordingly, stock prices typically exhibit bullish…
"FANG" is an acronym for four U.S. technology stocks—Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google—that have been among the best performers in the stock market since the bull market began in 2009. James Cramer, host of CNBC's Mad Money program and the founder of TheStreet.com, is credited with coining the term to describe these tech stocks in 2013. Amid challenging financial environments such as the COVID-19 pandemic, FANG stocks have proved to…
What Is Floating Stock? Floating stock represents a company's shares that are currently available for trading. Simply put, it is the number of shares that investors can trade in an open market. Investors can calculate floating stock (also known as share float) by taking shares outstanding and then subtracting both restricted shares and closely held shares. By determining a figure for floating shares, investors can establish how many shares are…
Fiat money has value because the government has declared that it does. This kind of money has no intrinsic value, but since a government supports it, fiat currency can be exchanged for goods and services. Let's now look at exactly what fiat money is, how it can be used, and its benefits and downfalls. Money Basics Money comes in many different forms. However, anything that is used as money needs…
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