Secured Loans
Models that apply a formula to historical data and project results for a future
period. Such models include the simple linear trend model, the simple
exponential model, and the simple autoregressive model.
List of all words beginning with F:
F
Fifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a foreign company.
Face value
See: Par value
Factor
A financial institution that buys a firms accounts receivables and collects the
debt.
Factor analysis
A statistical procedure that seeks to explain a certain phenomenon, such as the
return on a common stock, in terms of the behavior of a set of predictive factors.
Factoring
Sale of a firms accounts receivable to a financial institution known as a factor.
Factor model
A way of decomposing the forces that influence a securitys rate of return into
common and firm-specific influences.
Factor portfolio
A well-diversified portfolio constructed to have a beta of 1.0 on one factor and a
beta of zero on any other factors.
Fade
Refers to over-the-counter trading. Fill another O.T.C. dealers bid for, or offer of,
stock.
