Glossary: Letter E
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E-Check? How They Work and Their Benefits Explained
E-commerce Defined: Types, History, and Examples
E-Mini: Definition and Uses in Futures Trading
Eafe Index
Early Adopter, and How Does It Work (With Examples)?
Early Exercise? Benefits to Selling a Call Option Early
Earmarking? How It Works and Examples
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Definition and How to Qualify
Earned Premium? Process and How It Works in Insurance
Earnest Money: Definition and How It Works in Real Estate
Earnings Announcement: Definition and Impact on Market
Earnings Before Interest After Taxes (EBIAT): Earnings and How to Calculate
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT): Formula and Example
Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBIDA)
Earnings Before Tax (EBT): Definition and Examples
Earnings Call
Earnings Credit Rate (ECR): Understanding the Banking Metric
Earnings Estimate: Meaning, Examples and Considerations
Earnings Multiplier? How It Works and Example
Earnings Per Share (EPS): What It Is and How to Calculate
Earnings Power Value (EPV): Formulas and Calculations
Earnings Yield: Definition, Example, and How To Calculate It
Earnings: Company Earnings Defined, With Example of Measurements
Earnout: Definition, How It Works, Example, Pros and Cons
Easement in Gross: Definition, Example, Vs. Easement Appurtenant
Eavesdropping Attack: Definition, How They Work and Prevention
EBIT/EV Multiple: Definition, Formula, Benefits, Example
EBITA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Amortization) Definition
Ebitda To Sales Ratio
EBITDA-to-Interest Coverage Ratio: Definition and Calculation
EBITDA: Definition, Calculation Formulas, History, and Criticisms
EBITDA/EV Multiple: Definition, Example, and Role in Earnings
EBITDAR: Meaning, Formula & Calculations, Example, Pros/Cons
eCash: Overview, Rise and Fall
ECN Broker?
Econometrics: Definition, Models, and Methods
Economic Calendar: What it is, How it Works, FAQs
Economic Capital Explained: Definition, Calculation, and Example
Economic Collapse? Definition and How It Can Occur
Economic Conditions: Definition and Indicators
Economic Cycle: Definition and 4 Stages
Economic Depreciation: Definition, Vs. Accounting Depreciation
Economic Efficiency
Economic Equilibrium: How It Works, Types, in the Real World
Economic Exposure Explained, With Mitigation Strategies
Economic Forecasting: Definition, Use of Indicators, and Example
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA)
Economic Growth: What It Is and How It Is Measured
Economic Indicator
Economic Integration Definition and Real World Example
Economic Justice: Meaning, Examples of How to Achieve It
Economic Life: Definition, Determining Factors, Vs. Depreciation
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ): Key Insights for Efficient Inventory Management
Economic Profit (or Loss): Definition, Formula, and Example
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA): Overview
Economic Recovery: Definition, Process, Signs, and Indicators
Economic Shock & Effects of Different Types
Economic Stimulus? How It Works, Benefits, and Risks
Economic Value Added (EVA): Boosting Shareholder Value Explained
Economic Value of Equity (EVE): Definition and Risks
Economic Value: Definition, Examples, Ways To Estimate
Economics Defined With Types, Indicators, and Systems
Economies of Scale: What Are They and How Are They Used?
Economies of Scope: Definition, Example, and Importance
Economist? Role, Duties, and Influence
Economy: What It Is, Types of Economies, Economic Indicators
EdTech? Definition, Example, Pros & Cons
Education IRA: Definition, Rules and Limits, vs. 529 Plan
Education Loan: Definition, Types, Debt Strategies
Effective Annual Interest Rate: Definition, Formula, and Example
Effective Date
Effective Duration: Definition, Formula, and Example
Effective Gross Income (EGI): Definition and Calculation Formula
Effective Tax Rate: How It’s Calculated and How It Works
Effective Yield? Definition, Calculation, and Example
Efficiency Ratio: Definition, Formula, and Example
Efficient Frontier: What It Is and How Investors Use It
Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH): Definition and Critique
Egalitarianism: Definition, Ideas, and Types
Elasticity in Finance; How Does It Work (With Example)?
Elasticity: What It Means in Economics, Formula, and Examples
Elective-Deferral Contribution: What It Is, How It Works, Limits
Electronic Bill Payment & Presentment (EBPP): Definition, Types
Electronic Communication Network (ECN): Definition and Examples
Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval: Overview, FAQ
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) Overview
Electronic Filing (E-File) Definition, Options, and Advantages
Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA): Definition and Requirements
Electronic Money or eMoney?
Electronic Payments Network (EPN): What it is, How it Works
Electronic Retailing (e-Tailing): Definition, Types, Examples
Elevator Pitch? Definition and How They’re Used
Elliott Wave Theory: What It Is and How to Use It
Email Money Transfer (EMT): How It Works and Security in Canada
Embargo: Definition in Economics, Examples, and Effects
Embezzlement, and How Does It Happen?
EMEA? Included Countries and Importance in Business
Emergency Banking Act of 1933: Definition, Purpose, Importance
Emergency Fund
Emerging Industries: Meaning, Overview, Examples
Emerging Market Economies: Definition, Growth, and Key Players
Emigration? Definition, Reasons, and Economic Impact
Eminent Domain: Meaning and Types
Empire Building? How It Works, Strategies, and Examples
Empirical Rule: Definition, Formula, and Example
Employee Buyout (EBO): Voluntary Severance Overview
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) History, Purpose
Employee Stock Options (ESOs): A Complete Guide
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): What It Is, How It Works, and Advantages
Employer Identification Number (EIN): Who Needs It and How to Get It
Employers’ Liability Insurance: Definition, Coverage, Limits
Employment Agency Fees: Meaning, Overview, Types
Employment Insurance (EI): What it Means, How it Works
Employment To Population Ratio
Encroachment: What It Means in Real Estate and How It Happens
Encumbrance Definition: Understanding Types, Examples, and Impact on Property
End-to-End? The Full Process, From Start to Finish
Endogenous Variable: Definition and Examples
Endorsements: Signatures, Insurance Riders, and Public Approvals
Energy Return on Investment (EROI): Overview, Calculations
Energy Risk Professional (ERP): What It is, How to Become one
Energy Sector
Engagement Letter: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): What it Means, Examples
Enrolled Agent
Enron? What Happened and Who Was Responsible
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Meaning, Components, and Examples
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM): What It Is and How It Works
Enterprise Value (EV) Formula and What It Means
Enterprise Value-to-Sales (EV/Sales)? How to Calculate
Enterprise-Value-to-Revenue Multiple (EV/R): Definition
Entity Theory: What it is, How it Works, Criticisms
Entrepreneur: What It Means to Be One and How to Get Started
Envelope: What it is, How it Works, Example
Environmental Economics: A Guide to Definitions, Importance, and Examples
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? What It Does
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing: What It Is & How It Works
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): Definition & Role
Equal Weight Investing: Performance and Examples
Equated Monthly Installment
Equation Of Exchange
Equilibrium Price: Definition, Types, Example, and How to Calculate
Equilibrium Quantity: Definition and Relationship to Price
Equitable Relief: How it Works in Practice
Equity Accounting (Method): What It Is, Plus Investor Influence
Equity Capital Market (ECM) Definition, How It Works, Types
Equity Co-Investment Explained: Advantages, Risks, and How It Works
Equity Compensation: Definition, How It Works, Types of Equity
Equity Derivative
Equity Financing?
Equity Method of Accounting: Definition and Example
Equity Multiplier?
Equity Premium Puzzle (EPP): Definition, History, Explanations
Equity Swaps Explained: Definition, Mechanism, and Real-Life Example
Equity-Efficiency Tradeoff: Definition, Causes, and Examples
Equity-Linked Security (ELKS): Meaning, Types, Examples
Equity: Meaning, How It Works, and How to Calculate It
Equivalent Annual Annuity (EAA) Approach: Overview and Formulas
Erosion: What it is, How it Works, Types
Error Term: Definition, Example, and How to Calculate With Formula
Errors and Omissions Insurance: What It Is, How It Works, and Who Needs It
Escrow Agent
Escrowed Shares Definition, Types, and Examples
Esoteric Debt: What it Means, How it Works, Financial Crisis
Essential Guide to Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
Estate Planning? Definition, Meaning, and Key Components
Estate Tax: Rates, Exclusions, and Impact on Gift and Inheritance Taxes
Estate, Estate Planning, and Drawing Up a Will
Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR): What it is, How it Works
Estoppel: Definition, How It Works, and History
Ether (ETH)? Definition, How It Works, vs. Bitcoin
Ethereum Classic (ETC) Definition, History, and Future
Ethereum Explained: Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and Its Future
Ethical Investing: Overview and How To Do It
Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) Definition, Uses, vs. €STR
Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN)? Definition and Example
Euro Notes and What Are Their Denominations?
Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA): Definition, Switch to ESTER
Eurobond: Definition, Issuers, Advantages and Disadvantages
Euroclear: Definition, How It Works, vs. Clearstream
Eurocurrency Market: Definition, History, and Types of Markets
Eurocurrency: Meaning, Overview, Examples
Eurodollar: Definition, Why It’s Important, and Example
Euromarket: Meaning, Overview and History
European Banking Authority (EBA): What it is, How it Works
European Central Bank (ECB): Definition, Structure, and Functions
European Community (EC)? Definition and History
European Currency Unit (ECU): What it Means, How it Works
European Economic and Monetary Union: Overview, History, FAQ
European Monetary System (EMS)?
European Option: Definition, Types, Versus American Options