Dictionary
- Expected Return
- The expected return on a risky asset, given a probability distribution for the possible rates of return.
- Expert Systems
- A type of application program that makes decisions or solves problems in a particular field by using knowledge and analytical rules defined by experts in the field.
- Expiration Date
- The last day or the only day on which an option may be exercised.
- Exponential Moving Average
- Similar to a moving average except it gives greater weight to recent price data. EMAs are calculated by the following formula: ЕМА = (today’s closing price * k) + (yesteday’s moving average value * (1-k)), where k=2/(n+1); n = the specified number of periods.
- Extendable Bond
- Bond whose maturity can be extended at the option of the lender or issuer.