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An economic indicator released by the Census Bureau of the US Department of Commerce that tracks the period-to-period changes in the quantum of orders for durable and nondurable goods. Also known as Manufacturer’s shipments, Inventories and Orders Related Term: Cyclical Industr
Fast MarketsA financial market that combines high volatility and heavy trading, often a consequence of severe imbalance of trades. Fast markets have more sells than buys.
Fed Fund RateInterest rate charged by a Federal Reserve District bank for other banks that require overnight loans, and is reckoned to be an indicator of the overall direction of US Interest rates. Related Term: Ben Bernanke
Fed FundsNon-interest bearing deposits held in Reserve by the district Federal Reserve Bank on behalf of depository institutions.
Fed MeetingsBoth scheduled and special meetings of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) with regard to US monetary policy.
Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationA US Government financial institution which insures bank deposits.
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)A constituent of the US Federal Reserve System which sets the interest rates and credit policies in the US. Related Term: Allan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke
Federal ReserveComprising a 12 member bank which constitutes the Federal Reserve System in the US responsible for ensuring that other banks in its designated region comply with commercial and savings bank regulations.
Federal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve System’s seven member governing body responsible for making decisions pertaining to reserve requirements and discount rate
Fiat CurrencyMoney that is not linked to physical reserves much as gold, and whose value rises and falls in the market depending on demand and supply parameters.
Fibonacci RetracementA situation where a currency’s price retraces to an original move, first meeting support/resistance at Fibonacci levels before progressing in the original direction. Related Term: Fibonacci Ar
FillAct of completing an order for a financial instrument.
Fill or killA market order that is to be executed in its entirety or else to be treated as cancelled or killed. Related Term: Fill
Fill PricePrice at which an order is fulfilled.