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What is a REPO?
REPO is shorthand for Repurchase Agreement.
It is a money-market practice where two entities agree to buy/sell government securities overnight and reverse the transaction the next day for the sake of providing the selling entity with short-term cash.
Repurchase Agreements provide the selling party with short term liquidity, and are considered a money-market instrument. A third party usually acts as a clearing agent.
Government securities are sold to the purchasing party, who basically acts as a lender to the selling party while using the securities as collateral. Then the securities are bought back by the original seller the next day, with interest.
When done backwards, it is known as a reverse repurchase agreement. The Federal Reserve uses repos to keep the federal funds rate close to the target rate.
If I Want to Establish a SIMPLE IRA, Do I Have to Establish One For All Owners of My Business?
Only employees must be included in SIMPLE IRAs
What is Consensus?
Consensus is a measure of investor beliefs which are in-line with one another, and can be determined by strong trends
What is the Federal Funds Rate?
The federal funds rate is the overnight rate at which commercial lenders lend excess reserves to other institutions
What is Fiscal Policy?
Fiscal policy is related to monetary policy, in that they are both aimed to either boost an economy or temper growth
What is active trading?
Active trading is the pursuit of returns in excess of market benchmarks. Investors are advised to have a diverse portfolio
AA+/Aa1 — credit rating
On the spectrum of creditworthiness ratings that come from firms like Moody’s and S&P, a rating of AA+/Aa1 is very good
What is Revenue?
Revenue is a word describing any cash flowing into a business as a result of goods and services rendered
What is the Rectangle Top (Bearish) Pattern?
The Rectangle Top pattern forms when a stock’s price is stuck in a rangebound motion, between support and resistance
How Do You Set Up a Bitcoin Miner?
Setting up a bitcoin miner can be as simple as downloading a mining client program, or as complicated as building a custom rig
What Qualifies You as a "Trader," and How Do You Report Income and Expenses?
If you buy and sell securities, you may qualify for tax status as a ‘trader,’ which importantly may qualify you for certain business tax breaks