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A derivative contract is an agreement that allows for the possibility to purchase or sell another type of financial instrument or non-financial asset.

The global financial system is made up of a series of institutions and capital markets that has come to be known informally and collectively among investors as "the market." The market can be understood as the collective global arena for buying and selling financial and physical assets. The Ever-Moving Market While integrally linked to what economists call the "real economy," which represents the sale and purchase of physical goods and…

Austerity refers to actions taken by a government, to reduce its budget deficit using a combination of spending cuts or tax rises.

A fiscal cliff is any series of potential economic events and factors that could combine to cause a severe and sudden economic downturn.

The ability to increase market exposure past actual investment.

Fixing a currency's exchange rate to that of another country.

An initial public offering of shares of a company's stock for the first time.

The measure of an economy's increase in production.

An order to sell a security at a specified amount to manage loss.

The amount of shares of a given stock or commodity that changes hands in a market.

The rate at which the general level of price rises against the purchasing power of a currency