World Bank

World Bank The 1944 New Hampshire, Bretton Woods negotiations led to the creation of a development finance agency. Developing countries receive loans from World Bank for SOC (Social Overhead Capital) projects, which are vouched for by the recipient country. Random Finance … [Read more...]

World Fund

World Fund Mutual funds investing in securities from different countries, including the US. The investment is spread out among various countries’ securities, to minimize risks related to exchange rates. It is different from ‘international funds’. Random Finance Terms for the … [Read more...]

World Investible Wealth

World Investible Wealth Portion of the world’s wealth made available for trading, allowing investors to access it. Random Finance Terms for the Letter W Well Diversified Portfolio Wet Loan White Elephant White Knight White Paper Whole Life Insurance Wholesale … [Read more...]

Write-Off

Write-Off The term refers to a reduction in value of earnings or assets by an equivalent amount of loss or expense. For instance, a meal with a client where you pay the bill will be written-off towards your salary as you would have mostly discussed new business opportunities over … [Read more...]

Write-Down

Write-Down A reduction in an asset’s book value if it is overstated in comparison to present market values. Random Finance Terms for the Letter W Well Diversified Portfolio Wet Loan White Elephant White Knight White Paper Whole Life Insurance Wholesale … [Read more...]

Writer

Writer An entity (bank, individual, company) that sells an option. The seller issues the options with the obligation of selling the underlying asset, provided the buyer exercises this option. Random Finance Terms for the Letter W Well Diversified Portfolio Wet … [Read more...]

Written-Down Value

Written-Down Value An asset’s book value, after amortization and depreciation have been accounted for, is its written-down value. Random Finance Terms for the Letter W Well Diversified Portfolio Wet Loan White Elephant White Knight White Paper Whole Life … [Read more...]

W-Type Bottom

W-Type Bottom The double bottom pattern, in the shape of a W, found in an indicator or price chart. Random Finance Terms for the Letter W Well Diversified Portfolio Wet Loan White Elephant White Knight White Paper Whole Life Insurance Wholesale Money Wholesale … [Read more...]