Get in Touch
My Account
Caught My Eye

Brush up your your finance lingo

Erin McCune

January 8, 2007
Share On Linkedin
Share On X
Share Via Email

Johathan Clements, the WSJ personal finance columnist, has some tongue-in-cheek definitions of common Wall Street and financial phrases in his column, a few excerpts:

Profit-taking: All-purpose explanation for why the market went down.

Technical factors: Alternative all-purpose explanation for why the market went down. Also useful for explaining why the market went up or sideways.

Futures: Trade these too much, and you won't have one.

Federal Reserve: Extremely powerful, like God, and also moves in strange and mysterious ways.

… more

GETTING GOING Some Financial Lingo Redefined
Jonathan Clements
Wall Street Journal
January 7, 2006

Recent Payment Views

Payments Post #17: Cutting Costs

Payments Post #17: Cutting Costs

In this Payments Post, we discuss the DOJ bringing a lawsuit against Visa that alleges the company operates an illegal monopoly in the debit card space. Does the argument have merit in our non-legal minds? And if so, what could the DOJ’s move mean for an evolving payments landscape?

read more
Payments Post #17: Cutting Costs

Payments Post #16: The Apple Drops

It’s time for another edition of Payments Post and (surprise!) we’re thinking about the Visa Flexible Credential again. Now that Apple has plans to open up the NFC chip and Secure Element to third party developers, we’re scratching our heads. Who benefits from this newfound NFC access? What opportunities can fintechs unlock? How will conventional financial institutions react? And to tie it all back, does the VFC still matter?

read more
Payments Post #17: Cutting Costs

Payments Post #15: BNPL Battles

In this month’s Payments Post, we revisit the prime use case for Visa Flexible Credential (VFC): BNPL. How are buy now pay later providers positioning themselves in the current environment, how are consumers using their tools, and how are regulators and issuers responding?

read more

Glenbrook Payments Boot CampTM workshop

Register for the next Glenbrook Payments Boot Camp®

An intensive and comprehensive overview of the payments industry.

Register now

Train your Team

Customized, private Payments Boot CampsTM workshops tailored to meet your team’s unique needs.

Learn More

OnDemand Modules

Recorded, one-hour videos covering a broad array of payments concepts.

Learn More

GlenbrookTM Company Press

Comprehensive books that detail the systems and innovations shaping the payments industry.

Learn More

Launch, improve & grow your payments business

Talk to the Payments Experts