Abigail Barr

The S&P 500 is gaining ground on Tuesday, buoyed by encouraging data in the world’s pandemic hotspots. While many investors hope for a “V-shaped” recovery in the coming months, it’s wise to expect a rocky road, with two-sided action controlling the ticker tape. It may be useful to understand how price structure is likely to…

What Is a Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)? A negative interest rate policy (NIRP) is an unconventional monetary policy tool employed by a central bank whereby nominal target interest rates are set with a negative value, below the theoretical lower bound of zero percent. A NIRP is a relatively new development (since the 1990s) in…

What Is a Fairness Opinion? A fairness opinion is a report that evaluates the facts of a merger, acquisitioncarve-out, spin-off, buybackor another type of business purchase. It provides an opinion about whether or not the proposed stock price is fair to the selling or target company. Key Takeaways A fairness opinion is a report regarding the…

What Is Goal Seeking? Goal seeking is the process of finding the correct input value when only the output is known. The function of goal seeking can be built into different kinds of computer software programs like Microsoft Excel. Key Takeaways Goal seeking is finding the correct input when only the output is known. This…

If you want to become a broker-dealeryou can either join an existing firm or start your own company. If you choose to work for someone, you may be investing in a management team in which you know very little. Although the workload will likely be more manageable, you’ll have less control over the organization and…

What Is Yield To Call? Yield to call (YTC) is a financial term that refers to the return a bondholder receives if the bond is held until the call date, which occurs sometime before it reaches maturity. This number can be mathematically calculated as the compound interest rate at which the present value of a…