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Face value
The value printed on the face of a stock,
bond or other financial instrument or
document.
FCNR
A Fully Convertible Non-Rupee account that can be opened
for funds coming in from abroad or from local funds. The funds
in the account are held in a foreign currency.
Fixed assets
A long-term asset that will not be converted to cash within
a year such as a house or a plot of land.
Fixed deposit
An investment instrument where you invest a fixed amount
of money for a fixed period of time at a fixed rate of interest.
Fixed income securities
A security that pays a certain rate of return but does not offer an investor much potential
for growth. This usually refers to government, corporate or
municipal bonds, which pay a
fixed rate of interest until the bonds
mature, or preferred stock,
which pays a fixed dividend. A mutual
fund investing in these types of securities may also be
referred to as a fixed-income investment or security.
Fixed rate
A loan in which the interest rates do not change during the
entire term of the loan.
Floating rate
An interest rate which is periodically adjusted, usually
based on a standard market rate outside the control of the
institution. These rates often have a specified floor and ceiling, which limit the floating rate. The opposite
of having a floating rate is having a fixed rate.
Floor
A lower limit for a price, interest rate, or other numerical
factor. The price at which a stop order is activated (an order
to buy or sell at the market when a definite price is reached
either above (for a buy) or below (for a sell) the price that
prevailed when the order was given). Also the area of a stock
exchange where active trading occurs.
Front-end load
A one- time charge that investors pay at the time they buy
fund units.
Fund manager
The person responsible for deciding which securities are
to be part of the mutual fund’s portfolio.
Fund of Funds (FOF)
A fund that invests in other mutual funds, unlike a normal
fund which invests in equity and fixed income securities.
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