A macro environment is the global or national economy as a whole, rather than industry specific. This focuses on global financial, political and other assorted events. Many hedge funds, traders or ass...
Loss Carryforward is an accounting concept related to a net operating loss. It is simply the procedure by which a net operating loss is carried forward to a future period to reduce the ...
Long is a term used in trading to denote owning an asset and profiting when it's value goes up. This is the most common way to own assets, as it can be tricky to be short (profit when the as...
LSE stands for London Stock Exchange and it is the largest exchange in Europe. The main index traded on the LSE is the FTSE100. The LSE is the main European exchange for equities, bonds and derivative...
LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offer Rate and is the official rate of interest at which banks can borrow from each other in the UK interbank market.LIBOR is frequently used as t...
A Lock limit is a term used in futures trading to refer to a given price level at which trading will be halted. For example, if the lock limit on oil is $120 / barre...
Loan-to-Value (LTV) is a financial metric used to evaluate the level of risk given the possibility of default on a loan. The value asset is typically used as collateral for the loan, so if the value o...
A liquidity ratio is a simple ratio measuring liquidity, i.e. the ability of a company to meet its short-term debt obligations. It is used to assess how well the company can use its short-term liquid ...
Liquidity Preference Theory (LPT) is a financial theory which suggests investors prefer (and hence will pay a premium) for assets which are very liquid or alternatively will pay less than market value...
Liquidity is a term which refers to the ease and speed with which an asset can be converted into cash. A liquid asset will be exchangeable for cash very quickly with no loss in value, whilst an illiqu...