The role of this glossary is to present brief definitions of most of the key concepts in economics and finance (in total 1064 names-definitions) as well as security markets (financial, capital, money) with aim the reader to be able to understand and become familiar with the terminology in the analyses that will present in the category economics.
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Glossary Economics & Finance
There are currently 13 names in this directory beginning with the letter V.
Vacanciesare named all those job openings posted by firms.
Value addedis named an increase in the market value of a product which is at a phase of production; it is estimated by subtracting the value of all inputs bought form other firms from the value of the firm's output.
Value weighted market indexis named a market index in which the contribution of a security to the value of the index is a function of the security's market capitalization.
Value-at-Riskis named a term which measures the maximum potential change in value of a portfolio of financial instruments with a given probability over a predetermined horizon.
Variable annuityis named a series of payments that may vary over time depending on the performance of a specific part of the financial markets.
Variancein mathematical framework is the squared value of the standard deviation.
Variance-covariance matrixis named a table which symmetrically arrays the covariances between several random variables. The variance of the random variable lies on the diagonal of the matrix, while the covariances lie between the random variables above and below the diagonal.
Vault cashis named a currency that is physically held by banks and stored in vaults overnight.
Velocity of moneyis named the number of times on average that a unit of money is spent during the measurement period (usually a year). In other words, it is the rate of turnover of money.
Venture capital firmare named those financial intermediaries that pool the resources of their partners and use the funds to help budding entrepreneurs to start up new businesses.
Volatiltiyis measured by the standard deviation of a security's price and means risk.
Voluntary unemploymentdescribes the fact that some people who are in the labour force do not wish to work; It is estimated by the difference between total labour availability and the employment that would result from labour market equilibrium.
Voting bondis named a bond that gives its holder a voice in the management of the issuer.
