Financial and business terms. 2012.
price — A fixed value of something. Prices are usually expressed in monetary terms. In a free market, prices are set as a result of the interaction of supply and demand in a market; when demand for a product increases and supply remains constant, the… … Financial and business terms
Price of petroleum — This article is about the price of crude oil. For information about derivative motor fuels, see gasoline and diesel usage and pricing. For detailed history of price movements since 2003, see 2003 to 2011 world oil market chronology. Brent barrel… … Wikipedia
Option-adjusted spread — (OAS) is the flat spread which has to be added to the treasury yield curve in a pricing model (that accounts for embedded options) to discount a security payment to match its market price. OAS is hence model dependent. This concept can be applied … Wikipedia
Option adjusted spread — (OAS) is the flat spread over the treasury yield curve required to discount a security payment to match its market price. This concept can be applied to mortgage backed security (MBS), Options, Bonds and any other interest rate… … Wikipedia
Dow Jones Industrial Average — Recent logarithmic graph of the DJIA from Jan 2000 through Jul 2011 … Wikipedia
Commodity Research Bureau — The Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) Founded in 1934 and currently a division of Barchart.com, Inc., CRB is the oldest and most well known commodities and futures research and analysis firm. History It was 1933, the country was in the depth of the … Wikipedia
Natural gas prices — at the Henry Hub in US Dollars per MBtu for the 2000 2010 decade. Natural gas prices, as with other commodity prices, are mainly driven by supply and demand fundamentals. However, natural gas prices may also be linked to the price of crude oil… … Wikipedia
Food vs fuel — is the dilemma regarding the risk of diverting farmland or crops for biofuels production in detriment of the food supply on a global scale. The food vs. fuel or food or fuel debate is internationally controversial, with good and valid arguments… … Wikipedia
fair value — An accounting term defined by FASB. The amount at which an asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, that is, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. Quoted market prices in active markets are the best… … Financial and business terms
Subprime crisis impact timeline — The subprime crisis impact timeline includes government laws, regulations and entities and their effect on private institutions; information and statistics about governmental and private activities and trends; and details of important incidents,… … Wikipedia
