Europocalypse (Euro/Europe + apocalypse)
"Europocalypse" (Euro/Europe + apocalypse) means the financial collapse of Europe, especially the countries using the euro as the official currency. "Europocalypse" has been…
Extend-and-Pretend
"Extend and pretend" is what a lender might do with a "toxic" asset, such as a mortgage. A bank doesn't want to foreclose and take possession of the property, so it often…
Fake and Rake
"Fake and rake" is a scam where someone fakes something (for example, a disability) in order to rake in the money. "Sophie Maxwell must realize that her days of faking and raking in…
Fallen Angel
A "fallen angel" is a company or an investment that formerly had been successful, but has fallen in value. Investing in "fallen angels" is risky -- a company could go back up in…
Fallout Friday
Entry in progress -- B.P. This is MONEY (UK)Chancellor warns of 'fallout Friday' for financial markets if Labour wins electionBy ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAILPUBLISHED: 15:06 EST, 4 May…
Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association)
Fannie Mae signifies the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). The FNMA was established in 1938 and "Fanny May" has been cited in print since at least May 1938. "Fannie…
FANTA or FANTAsy (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Tesla and Alphabet)
"FANTA" or "FANTAsy" stocks are the technology companies of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix Tesla and Alphabet. "Try NAFTA (Netflix Amazon Facebook Tesla Alphabet) or FANTA"…
Fantasecond
Entry in progress -- B.P. NanexPublication Date: 09/20/2011HFT Breaks Speed-of-Light Barrier, Sets Trading Speed World Record. Adds a new unit of time measurement to the lexicon: fantasecond. On…
Farmer Mac (Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation)
Farmer Mac signifies the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was chartered by the U.S. federal government in 1988, but the name "Farmer…
Fat Finger
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: fat-fingerAlternative spellingsfat finger, fatfinger Etymologyfat + finger, the implication being that a person who fat-fingers does so because his or her…
Fat Goldfinger (fat finger + gold/Goldfinger)
"Fat finger dialing" is when a large finger accidentally hits an extra or a wrong number. A sudden drop in the stock market in May 2010 was initially attributed to a "fat finger…
Fauxsterity (faux + austerity)
"Fauxsterity" (faux + austerity) is a term to describe a "fake' austerity. In a federal budget deal signed into law in August 2011, cuts in the federal budget were claimed, but…
Fauxterity (faux + austerity)
"Fauxterity" (faux austerity) is fake austerity; a country might give the impression of cutting back, but this might not be the case. "Fauxterity" has been cited in print since…
Fear Trade
The "fear trade" occurs when investors are scared about the safety of the financial markets and the U.S. dollar; the "fear trade" usually sees people invest in gold. "Fear…
Feather Test
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Hobby EconomistSaturday, May 9, 2009Stressed Out(...)History repeats in the short sighted news cycle of the day. The same people have developed new risk models. The…
Febezzler (finance + embezzler); Febezzlement; Febezzle
The economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) coined the word "bezzle" from "embezzle" in his book, The Great Crash, 1929 (1954). The "bezzle" was defined as…
Fed (Federal Reserve)
"The Fed" stands for the Federal Reserve System. "Fed" has meant "federalist" since at least 1788; "fed" has meant "an official of the federal…
Fed Whisperer
Jon Hilsenrath reports on the Federal Reserve for The Wall Street Journal. Because Hilsenrath has many sources within the Federal Reserve, his nickname became the "Fed Whisperer" --…
Fedapalooza (Federal Reserve + lollapalooza)
"Fedapalooza" or "fed-a-palooza" (Federal Reserve + lollapalooza) is a term used for when the Federal Reserve (or just comments from its chairman) announces its policy on…
Fedian Slip (Federal Reserve + Freudian slip)
A "Freudian slip" is when one makes an error in speech that, unintentionally, might reveal a truth. The financial blog Zero Hedge, on March 21, 2014, had the headline, "Stocks Slump…