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Freight
Definition: A transportation term meaning either goods being transported, and/or charges incurred for such transport.
Definition: A transportation term meaning either goods being transported, and/or charges incurred for such transport.
Frequency Distribution
Definition: The organization of data to show how often certain values or ranges of values occur.
Definition: The organization of data to show how often certain values or ranges of values occur.
Fresh Picture
Definition: Updated estimation of a stock or market, usually following recent trading activity or news that has changed the previous look.
Definition: Updated estimation of a stock or market, usually following recent trading activity or news that has changed the previous look.
Fresh Signal
Definition: Piece of information (fundamental or technical) leading one to believe a stock will move in a certain manner.
Definition: Piece of information (fundamental or technical) leading one to believe a stock will move in a certain manner.
Friction Costs
Definition: Costs, both implied and direct, associated with a transaction. Such costs include time, effort, money, and associated tax effects of gathering information and making a transaction.
Definition: Costs, both implied and direct, associated with a transaction. Such costs include time, effort, money, and associated tax effects of gathering information and making a transaction.
Frictional Cost
Definition: The difference between an index fund return and the index it represents. The typically lower rate of return from the fund results from transactions costs.
Definition: The difference between an index fund return and the index it represents. The typically lower rate of return from the fund results from transactions costs.
Frictionless Market
Definition: Ideal trading environment that imposes no costs or restraints on transactions.
Definition: Ideal trading environment that imposes no costs or restraints on transactions.
Frictions
Definition: The "stickiness" involved in making transactions; the total process including time, effort, money, and tax effects of gathering information and making a transaction such as buying a stock or borrowing money.
Definition: The "stickiness" involved in making transactions; the total process including time, effort, money, and tax effects of gathering information and making a transaction such as buying a stock or borrowing money.
Friendly Merger
Definition: A business combination that the management of both firms believes will be beneficial to stockholders.
Definition: A business combination that the management of both firms believes will be beneficial to stockholders.
Friendly Takeover
Definition: Merger when the target firm's management and board of directors is in favor of the takeover. Antithesis of hostile takeover.
Definition: Merger when the target firm's management and board of directors is in favor of the takeover. Antithesis of hostile takeover.
Front Fee
Definition: The fee initially paid by the buyer upon entering a split-fee option contract.
Definition: The fee initially paid by the buyer upon entering a split-fee option contract.
Front Month
Definition: The Spot or Nearby Delivery Month, the nearest traded contract month. See Back Month.
Definition: The Spot or Nearby Delivery Month, the nearest traded contract month. See Back Month.
Front Office
Definition: Refers to revenue generating sales personnel in a brokerage, insurance, or other financial services operation.
Definition: Refers to revenue generating sales personnel in a brokerage, insurance, or other financial services operation.
Front Running
Definition: Entering into an equity trade, options or futures contracts with advance knowledge of a block transaction that will influence the price of the underlying security to capitalize on the trade. This practice is expressly forbidden by the SEC. Traders are not allowed to act on nonpublic information to trade ahead of customers lacking that knowledge.
Definition: Entering into an equity trade, options or futures contracts with advance knowledge of a block transaction that will influence the price of the underlying security to capitalize on the trade. This practice is expressly forbidden by the SEC. Traders are not allowed to act on nonpublic information to trade ahead of customers lacking that knowledge.
Front Spread
Definition: A delta-neutral ratio spread in which more options are sold than bought. Also called Ratio Vertical Spread. A front spread will increase in value if volatility decreases.
Definition: A delta-neutral ratio spread in which more options are sold than bought. Also called Ratio Vertical Spread. A front spread will increase in value if volatility decreases.
Front-end Load
Definition: The fee applied to an investment at the time of initial purchase, e.g., on a mutual fund purchased from a broker or mutual fund company.
Definition: The fee applied to an investment at the time of initial purchase, e.g., on a mutual fund purchased from a broker or mutual fund company.
Frozen Account
Definition: A disciplinary action taken by the Federal Reserve Board for some violation of Regulation T, an individual investor cannot sell securities until they are paid for in full and certificates delivered.
Definition: A disciplinary action taken by the Federal Reserve Board for some violation of Regulation T, an individual investor cannot sell securities until they are paid for in full and certificates delivered.
Fry A Bigger Fish
Definition: Used in the context of general equities. Work on a trade of larger size than a trade just disclosed.
Definition: Used in the context of general equities. Work on a trade of larger size than a trade just disclosed.
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