The Most Favored Nation Clause is the founding principle of the World Trade Organization, and there are noteworthy exceptions to it in World Trade Organization rules. Most-favored-nation (MFN) clauses (also known as nondiscrimination clauses or … Read more
The Open Door Policy was an important foreign policy statement of the United States issued in 1899 and 1900 aimed at protecting the rights of all countries to equal trade with China and reaffirming the … Read more
The trade patterns of the canton system were developed in the 17th and 19th centuries by Chinese and foreign, mainly British merchants in the southern Chinese trading city of Guangzhou (Canton). The main feature of … Read more
Market capitalization refers to the total number of shares of a company’s outstanding shares, commonly referred to as a market cap. It is calculated by multiplying the current market price (one share) of the entity … Read more
The Russell 2000 Index, created in 1984 by Frank Russell & Company, is a stock index of 2,000 small companies with capital. The Russell 500 is the S & P 500, which is a benchmark … Read more
You must register with the SEC before you can sell securities offered in interstate trading by mail or over the Internet to investors. You must also register at least two years before the offering of … Read more
As an automated exchange, NASDAQ is an electronic exchange that investors use to buy and sell shares and corporate shares. Depending on the context in which it is used, NASDAQ refers to two different concepts. … Read more
Brexit refers to the country’s exit from the European Union and is a fusion of the words Britain and exit. The term has been used since the proposal for Britain to leave the trading bloc … Read more
Penny shares sound cheap, they are cheap and new investors are often willing to step in. Also referred to as micro-cap stocks, penny shares are described as shares of a company that is traded for … Read more
This is a modern, progressive trade agreement that will strengthen Canada’s position as a world leader in free trade and economic development. CETA reflects the joint commitment of Canada and the EU to create economic … Read more