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Whats is Commercial Paper?
Commercial Paper is an unsecured short-term loan that a highly rated corporation can issue to finance short-term obligations, like accounts receivable or inventory builds.
The high quality paper is typically issued in increments of $100,000 and with a duration of no more than 270 days, which actually makes it a safe investment since the solvency/cash flow of a business is predictable over such a short stretch.
Corporations typically issue commercial paper at discounts to the market rate, given its high quality nature. Institutions and large banks are the biggest buyers of commercial paper.
Can I Use Standard Online Wills?
You can use online templates for wills in some cases, but you should do so only from trusted sources and at your own...
What are Simple and Exponential Moving Averages?
Simple moving averages are not weighted for time the way that exponential moving averages are. A simple moving...
What Health Insurance Do I Need if I Don't Have a Job?
Unemployed people are still required to have health insurance. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you will likely...
What is a Mortgage Subsidy Bond?
Mortgage subsidy bonds are municipal bonds which are used to fund mortgage relief programs (a.k.a. mortgage revenue bond)
What is the XRP Escrow Lock-Up?
Ripple does not have a mining rewards system like Bitcoin for releasing new coins into the market, so they’ve enacted a plan to put 55 billion XRP into escrow accounts
What is a Decentralized Application?
The Ethereum platform allows developers to use it as a coding environment and distribution network for applications built on the blockchain
What is Ease of Movement?
The Ease of Movement (EMV) indicator is a metric for the degree to which prices can be moved by a lower volume of trading
What is R-Squared?
R-Squared is a percentage measurement describing how much of a security’s movement is in correlation with its benchmark
What is a Federal Credit Union?
Federal Credit Unions are essentially banks that are owned by their clients instead of publicly traded or what-have-you
What is a currency certificate?
A currency certificate validates that the bearer is entitled to a certain amount of foreign currency upon redemption