Trinity test
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39 books
first published
1 Feb 1963
added 15 Aug 2024
asset-backed security
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141 books
first published
1962
added 9 Feb 2017
security with value derived from a commodity or asset
Arthur Eddington
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73 books
first published
1962
an English astrophysicist best known for his work on the theory of relativity and the Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars.
price discrimination
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82 books
first published
1962
pricing strategy of offering similar products at different prices according to buyers' willingness to pay
Lao Tzu
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108 books
first published
1962
added 2 Jan 2017
6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
Black-Scholes formula
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101 books
first published
1962
a mathematical model used for calculating the theoretical value of European-style options
land bank
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80 books
first published
1962
added 10 Aug 2023
low cost airline
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147 books
first published
1962
added 15 Oct 2020
airline with generally lower fares
credit crunch
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322 books
first published
1962
sudden reduction in the general availability of loans or credit or a sudden tightening of the conditions required to obtain a loan from banks
index card
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338 books
first published
1962
card stock cut to a standard size, used for recording or storing small amounts of data
collateralized debt obligation
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227 books
first published
1962
a type of structured asset-backed security whose value and payments are derived from a portfolio of fixed-income underlying assets.
Right to Buy
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107 books
first published
1962
added 25 Feb 2017
barriers to entry
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557 books
first published
1962
factors that make it difficult for new firms to enter a market
flag carrier
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44 books
first published
1962
added 26 Oct 2021
The Chicago School
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183 books
first published
1962
education organization in Los Angeles, United States
Deng Xiaoping
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319 books
first published
1962
a Chinese politician who served as the leader of the Communist Party of China and was instrumental in modernising China
currency risk
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110 books
first published
1962
added 11 Feb 2022
a financial risk that exists when a financial transaction is denominated in a currency other than the domestic currency
invisible hand
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710 books
first published
1962
economic concept popularized by Adam Smith
Fractional reserve banking
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79 books
first published
1962
banking system where bank holds reserves equal to fraction of deposit liabilities
Carl Icahn
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114 books
first published
1962
added 27 May 2023
an American businessman known for his activities as an activist shareholder
experimental subject
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161 books
first published
1962
person who participates in human subject research by being the target of observation by researchers
Bear Stearns
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393 books
first published
1962
added 25 Oct 2021
an investment bank that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis
financial engineering
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375 books
first published
1962
added 1 Nov 2021
application of technical methods, especially from mathematical finance and computational finance, in the practice of finance
carried interest
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82 books
first published
1962
share of profits in an investment fund paid to the fund manager
Greenspan put
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61 books
first published
1962
added 11 Feb 2022
Monetary policy tool of the Federal Reserve
Myron Scholes
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143 books
first published
1962
added 26 Apr 2017
Canadian economist
zero-coupon bond
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72 books
first published
1962
a debt security that doesn't make periodic interest payments and is issued at a discount to its face value
backtesting
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86 books
first published
1962
the process of testing a trading strategy or model on historical data
Victor Gruen
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27 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
Austrian architect (1903-1980)
company town
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209 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
added 18 Apr 2023
urban renewal
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310 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
program of land redevelopment in cities, often where there is urban decay
Lewis Mumford
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200 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
added 27 Sep 2023
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)
Jane Jacobs
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220 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
an American-Canadian journalist and activist best known for her influence on urban planning and her opposition to the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in New York.
work culture
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193 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
added 22 Aug 2022
Etonian
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149 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
merchant ship
back-to-the-land
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187 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
a social movement encouraging migration from urban to rural areas
Rory Stewart
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27 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
added 27 Oct 2023
a British politician, diplomat, and writer who has served as a Member of Parliament and as Minister of State for International Development.
Northern Rock
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165 books
first published
1957
former British bank
haute couture
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164 books
first published
1957
term used to describe the creation of exclusive, custom-fitted clothing
fixed income
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403 books
first published
1957
added 9 Feb 2017
jitney
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58 books
first published
1957
American ideology
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51 books
first published
1956
added 28 Nov 2017
the set of beliefs and values such as individualism, freedom, and capitalism that are generally thought to be held by the American populace
desegregation
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245 books
first published
1956
the process of ending racial segregation in institutions such as schools and buses
long peace
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50 books
first published
1956
added 17 Jul 2017
absence of major wars following World War II
Asilomar
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69 books
first published
1956
added 11 Feb 2017
pneumatic tube
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75 books
first published
1956
added 29 Dec 2021
a system that propels cylindrical containers through a network of tubes using compressed air or vacuum.
Thorstein Veblen
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210 books
first published
1956
an American economist and sociologist, famous for introducing the term 'conspicuous consumption'
affirmative action
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395 books
first published
1956
policies to improve opportunities for discriminated minority groups
Ida Tarbell
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62 books
first published
1956
added 23 May 2021
an American journalist, known for her pioneering investigative reporting that led to the breakup of the Standard Oil Company
Mason jar
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133 books
first published
1955
a molded glass jar used primarily for home canning and preserving food, but has gained popularity for various crafts and applications.
Charles Lindbergh
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220 books
first published
2 Jan 1953
added 15 Oct 2020
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist
sugar pill
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66 books
first published
2 Jan 1953
added 6 Sep 2022
Y2K
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220 books
first published
1949
added 15 Oct 2020
stock buybacks
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114 books
first published
1949
added 29 Dec 2021
the repurchasing of shares by a company to reduce the number of shares on the market, often to increase shareholder value.