Forward Price
What is Forward Price? Forward price refers to the predetermined and agreed upon price of an underlying asset in a forward contract. It is also known as the forward rate. A forward contract refers to an agreement between parties to buy or sell an underlying asset on an agreed-upon date and price. The underlying asset...
Help-Wanted Index (HWI)
What is the Help-Wanted Index (HWI)? The help-wanted index (HWI), originally developed by the Conference Board, tracks the number of help-wanted advertisements in major national newspapers monthly. The HWI is used as a leading indicator of economic conditions. Currently, the HWI is not a commonly used indicator due to the growing use of the internet...
Helicopter Money
What is Helicopter Money? Helicopter money, also known as a helicopter drop, refers to an unconventional monetary policy tool of printing large sums of money (expanding money supply) and distributing it to the public to spur economic growth during a recession. The term was invented by Milton Friedman, an American economist and statistician, in his...
Subscription Agreement
What is a Subscription Agreement? A subscription agreement is a formal agreement between a company and an investor to buy shares of a company at an agreed-upon price. The subscription agreement contains all the required details. It is used to keep track of outstanding shares and share ownership (who owns what and how much) and...
Say’s Law of Markets
What is Say’s Law of Markets? Say’s Law of Markets states that the supply of a good or service creates demand for that good or service. Jean Baptiste Say, a classical French economist, studied the nature of markets in his 1803 book “Treatise on Political Economy” and put forth the view that supply creates its...
