Stock Market Glossary - Letter F

Face value

Nominal amount shown on a security.

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Factor investing

Investment style that specifically exploits academically proven return factors.

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Fair Value Gap

Price area where a quick impulse has left little counter-trading.

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Fibonacci retracement

Chart technical tool for determining possible supports and resistances.

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FOMO

Fear Of Missing Out – Fear of missing out on a chance to win.

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Foreign exchange

Claims on foreign currency in the form of non-cash means of payment.

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Forex

Foreign Exchange – global foreign exchange market.

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Forward Guidance

Forward-looking communication of monetary policy by central banks.

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Free cash flow

Cash flow that is freely available to owners and creditors after investments.

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Free float

Proportion of shares that can be traded freely on the market.

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Free float factor

Proportion of freely tradable stocks used for index weighting.

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Front running

Using knowledge of upcoming client orders for proprietary or earlier trades.

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Front-end load

One-off fee that may be charged when buying fund units.

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FUD

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt – sentiment that drives investors to panic sell.

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Fund

Special fund that invests investor capital according to established rules.

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Fund domicile

Legal home of an investment fund and an important framework for supervision and taxation.

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Fund manager

A person who manages an active investment vehicle.

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Fundamental analysis

Evaluation of a company based on balance sheet, income statement, competitive situation and prospects.

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Fundamentals

Balance sheet, income statement and cash flow figures of a company.

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Future

Standardized, exchange-traded futures contract for buying or selling an underlying asset.

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