Fraud AlertA key provision of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 is the consumer's ability to place a fraud alert on their credit record.
Freddie MacFreddie Mac is a shareholder-owned corporation that was chartered in 1970 to increase the supply of mortgage money that lenders are able to make available…
Free cash flowA business's free cash flow statement may differ significantly from its cash flow statement.
Free ChecksNumber of free transactions allotted to the described account on a monthly basis. If this limit is exceeded, the per-item charge is assessed.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)A Federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by Federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public…
Front-end loadA sales charge levied on the purchase of mutual fund units.
FrontrunningIf you trade stock or other investments because you know that an upcoming transaction by a third party is likely to affect the market price of the…
Frozen AccountAn account on which funds may not be withdrawn until a lien is satisfied and a court order or other legal process makes the account available for…
Full faith and creditFederal and municipal governments can promise repayment of debt securities they issue because they can raise money through taxes, borrowing, and other…
Full-service brokerage firmFull-service brokerage firms usually offer their clients a range of services in addition to executing their buy and sell orders.
Fund familyA fund family, or family of funds, is a group of mutual funds controlled by a single investment company, bank, or other financial institution.
Fund networkFund networks, sometimes called fund supermarkets, offer access to thousands of different mutual funds from many of the major fund families.
Fund of funds (FOF)A fund of funds is a pooled investment, such as a mutual fund or a hedge fund, whose underlying investments are other funds rather than individual…
Fundamental analysisFundamental analysis is one of two primary methods for analyzing a stock's potential return.
Funds ReceivableFilers and their spouses and dependent children may also serve as the lender for a loan, which is a receivable account.
FungibleWhen two or more things are interchangeable, can be substituted for each other, or are of equal value, they are described as fungible.
FurnisherAn entity that provides information about a consumer to a consumer reporting agency for inclusion in a consumer report.
FuturesContracts to buy or sell specific quantities of a commodity or financial instrument at a specified price with delivery set at a specified time in the…
Futures Commission Merchant (FCM)A futures commission merchant (FCM) is a person or a firm that acts as an agent to execute buy or sell orders for futures contracts or commodity options.
Futures contractFutures contracts, when they trade on regulated futures exchanges, obligate you to buy or sell a specified quantity of the underlying product for a…
Futures exchangeTraditionally, futures contracts and options on those contracts have been bought and sold on a futures exchange, or trading floor, in a defined physical…