Finance Definitions
Time value of money
Money has a time value, a dollar received today is worth more than a dollar received in the future,
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Efficient market
Is a market in which prices quickly respond to the announcement of new information.
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Primary versus secondary market
A primary market is in which new securities are bought for the first time.
Secondary market is whee all the subsequent trading of previously issued securities.
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Risk-return tradeoff
No additional risks are taken unless the expected compensation has additional return.
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Agency (principal and agent problems)
Principle 5: Individuals Respond to Incentives.The conflict of interest between the firms managers and its stockholders.
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Market information and security prices and information asymmetry
Market information help investor purchases and sales of a security drive its price to reflect its risk.
Asymmetric Information is a situation in which one party has more information compared to another.
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Agile and lean principles
Agile principle is an iterative process in wich focuses on continuous montitoring and improvement of deliverables that are used in project management. It allows more flexibility in error detection and overview of task efficiency.
Lean principles focuses on continuous improvement of processes through waste elimination.
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