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A one-stop hub for financial education in multiple spheres and across a wide array of disciplines. It provides up-to-date definitions, terms and concepts about finance, investment, financial markets, instruments, products, exchanges, trading, mutual funds, hedge funds, portfolios, derivatives, forex, banking, real estate, insurance, and valuation, among others.

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Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

A type of ETF (exchange-traded fund) that is designed to provide exposure (both risk and return) to a…
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Non-Financial Instrument

An instrument whose value or performance changes in reaction to non-financial risks, broadly certain non-financial variables. Simply speaking,…
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Bond ETF

A type of ETF (exchange-traded fund) that is designed to provide exposure (both risk and return) to a…
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Financial Statement Variable

An item on an entity's financial statements and books of accounts that is commonly reported and typically constitute…
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Non-Financial Variable Not Specific to a Party

An item whose value or performance changes in reaction to non-financial risks or developments that are not specific…
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Non-Financial Variable Specific to a Party

An item whose value or performance changes in reaction to non-financial risks or developments that are specific to…
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Non-Financial Variable

An item whose value or performance changes in reaction to non-financial risks or developments. Non-financial variables can either…
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Financial Variable

An item whose value or performance changes in reaction to financial risks or developments. These reflect possible future…
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Thematic Exchange-Traded Fund

An exchange traded fund (ETF) that defines its investment approach and strategy according to a certain theme. Themes…
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Non-Financial Hybrid Instrument

A hybrid instrument whose value of the separated or bifurcated derivative is payable in cash, services or merchandize,…
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Content is categorized into distinct sections, each with its own focus and perspective, and in each of which a yet more focused content is provided. The encyclopedia contains a huge universe of terms and entries covering everyday jargon and terminology of the financial world in different walks of discipline and specialization.

A collection of articles shed more light on all the topics and concepts relevant to the main themes of this website. The “question and answers” section provides concise and precise answers to a wide array of questions encountered on job and in learning. Tutorials puts at your disposal educational materials and how-to guides and instructions. Tools include ideas, insights, books, publications, reports, and financial calculators, excel sheets, among others.

Last but not least, in “pulse” and “editorial”, market developments and ongoing events are placed in the spotlight to establish a sense of connection between financial knowledge and practical aspects.

One-Stop Hub

Overall, Fincyclopedia is a one-stop platform for financial knowledge that uses a focused approach, as reflected in a compartmentalized or segmented pool of resources across multiple, distinct sections and sub-sections, each handling a specific area. This approach is meant to help users and learners identify their relevant areas of interest before digging deeper and fine-tuning toward desired results. For example, a given word (like abandonment) bears many meanings in different contexts such as business, banking, finance, derivatives, and insurance, to mention just a few.

The section-level alphabetical index and the built-in search function are designed to make search and comparison much easier. In “topics” section, the entire content of Fincyclopedia will be classified under main headings or root terms that enable the users to obtain a better perspective about common terms and their multiple uses across various contexts.

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  • Risk-Off Asset
    A category of assets that are supposedly safe or riskless. Examples of safe assets include US treasury bonds, currencies of well-established and stable economies such… Read more


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