Currency War of 2009–2011 — The Currency War of 2009–2011 is an episode of Competitive devaluation which became prominent in September 2009. Competitive devaluation involves states competing with each other to achieve a relatively low valuation for their own currency, so as … Wikipedia
exchange — An association of persons who participate in the business of buying or selling futures contracts or futures options. A forum or place where traders gather to buy or sell economic goods. With the advent of the computerized exchange, it is… … Financial and business terms
Exchange-traded note — An exchange traded note (or ETN) is a senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt security issued by an underwriting bank. Similar to other debt securities, ETNs have a maturity date and are backed only by the credit of the issuer. ETNs are designed… … Wikipedia
Online spreadsheet — An online spreadsheet is a spreadsheet document edited through a web based application that allow multiple persons to edit and share it with the world. With the advent of web 2.0 technologies such as Ajax circa 2005, a new generation of online… … Wikipedia
Online ethnography — refers to a number of related online research methods that adapt ethnographic methods to the study of the communities and cultures created through computer mediated social interaction. As modifications of the term ethnography, online ethnography… … Wikipedia
Currency transaction tax — For the more specific types of currency transaction taxes , see Tobin tax and Spahn tax. See also: Financial transaction tax A currency transaction tax is a tax placed on a specific type of currency transaction for a specific purpose. This term… … Wikipedia
Exchange-traded fund — An exchange traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks.[1] An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, and trades close to its net asset value over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs… … Wikipedia
Online poker — PokerTracker HUD overlay during a Pokerstars online poker session Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide. Christiansen Capital… … Wikipedia
Currency war — Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega, who made headlines when he raised the alarm about a Currency War in September 2010. In July 20 … Wikipedia
exchange rates — The price of foreign currencies. If it costs $.42 to buy one Swiss Franc, the exchange rate is .4200. As one currency is inflated faster or slower than the other, the exchange rate will change, reflecting the change in relative value. The… … Financial and business terms