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• In accounting, the break-even point is calculated by dividing the fixed costs of production by the unit price minus the variable costs of production.

• The break-even price describes the change in value that only corresponds to covering the initial investment or cost.

• A clearing house or clearing unit is an intermediary between a buyer and a seller in the financial market.

• Preliminary analysis in financial markets refers to the forecasting of various indicators, economic and financial, by evaluating past and present data and parameters.

• A good delivery is understood as an unhindered transfer of ownership of a security from the seller to the buyer in compliance with all necessary requirements.

• The bona fide money acts as collateral to complete the purchase.

• An instrument is an instrument for storing or transferring value or financial obligations.

• Investors use various financial instruments to get a rate of return to achieve financial goals and objectives.

• Negative carryover is a condition in which holding on to an investment costs more than it earns in the short term.

• Notional principal amounts are used in interest rate swaps.

• Notional value is a term often used to value the underlying asset in derivatives trading.

• Numeraire is an economic term of French origin that acts as a benchmark when comparing the cost of similar products or financial instruments.

• An offset transaction is an activity that cancels out the risks and rewards of another position or transaction.

• OBOR is a project aimed at improving communication and cooperation between several countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.

• Open Trading Equity (OTE) is the amount of unrealized profit or loss on an open position before it is closed.

• Overnight positions are those that have not been closed by the end of the trading day.

• Price discovery is the process of determining the price of a given asset or commodity.

Fixing is the practice of fixing the price of a product instead of letting it be determined by the forces of the free market.#

• A rule of thumb is an informal rule of thumb that contains simplified rules that apply in most situations.

• Financial instruments are traded for immediate delivery on the spot market.

• The spot price is the price that traders pay for an instant delivery of an asset such as a security or currency. They are in constant motion.

• Third parties work on behalf of one or more persons involved in the transaction.

• Under water means that the asset is worth less than what was paid for it.

• To promote a position means to close it.

• Potential to increase the value of the investment, measured in money or percentage.