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Kangaroos
A term for Australian shares with emphasis on mining, tobacco and land companies....
Kansas City Board of Trade
The U.S.-based futures and options exchange for no. 2 red wheat futures and, options, Value Line Ind...
Kappa
A measure of the rate of change in an option's theoretical value for a one-unit change in the volati...
Keiretsu
A network of Japanese companies organized around a major bank. The term is also used outside of Japa...
Keogh Plan
In the US, a tax deferred retirement savings plan for the self employed. Contributions are based on ...
Key Industry
An industry that plays a critical role in the status of a nation's economy....
Key Man (Or Woman) Insurance
An insurance policy taken out on the life of a company executive or senior employee whose death woul...
Keynesian Economics
An economic theory of British economist, John Maynard Keynes that active government intervention is ...
Kick It Out
Used in the context of general equities. "Liquidate a position (sell a long/cover a short) without r...
Kickback
1. In the context of finance, refers to compensation of dealers by sales finance companies for disco...
Kicker
An additional feature of a debt obligation that increases its marketability and attractiveness to in...
Kiddie Tax
In the US, a tax imposed on the investment income of children under the age of 14 where such income ...
Killer Bees
Those who aid a company in fending off a takeover bid, usually investment bankers who devise strateg...
Kiting
1. Used in banking to refer to the practice of depositing and drawing checks at two or more banks an...
Knock For Knock Agreement
A motor insurance term describing an agreement between insurance companies where each pays the claim...
Knock-out Option
An option that is worthless at expiration if the underlying commodity or currency price reaches a sp...
Know Your Customer
The ethical principle relating to broker dealers and financial advisers that all reasonable steps ha...
Kondratieff Wave
An economic theory of the Soviet economist Kondratieff stating that the economies of the western wor...
Krugerrand
A coin minted in South Africa containing one ounce of pure gold and originally intended as an invest...
Kuala Lumpur Commodities Exchange
The Malaysian commodity exchange for trading futures in crude palm oil, crude palm kernel oil, tin, ...
Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange
Established in 1995, the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange offers equity derivativ...
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
Established in 1973, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is the only stock exchange in Malaysia....
