The term 'financial derivative' implies futures, forward, options, swaps or any other hybrid asset, that has no independent value, i.e. its value is based on the underlying securities, commodities, currency etc. In this context, futures and options are often misconstrued, by many people. Futures may be understood as the legally binding contract to trade the underlying financial asset of standardized quality and quantity, at an agreed price, at a future specified date. Conversely, options … [Read more...]
Difference Between Stocks and Bonds
When it's about investment, every investor look for different investment avenues park their funds and provide good returns, such as stocks, bonds, debentures, futures, options, swaps, and so on. While investing in stocks gives you an ownership interest in the company and also delineates clain in the company's property and profits. On the flip side, investment in bonds is considered far much safer than stock because it gets priority in repayment. It is a debt instrument, which signifies money … [Read more...]
Difference Between GAAP and IFRS
IFRS Vs GAAP is the most debatable topic in accounting where the former is defined as the financial reporting method having universal applicability while the latter are the set of guidelines made for financial accounting. Since past few years, IFRS has gained significant importance, due to which over hundred countries of the world have adopted IFRS as the standard for accounting. The issuing organizations of the two are continuously working on their convergence. IFRS or otherwise known as … [Read more...]
Difference Between Charge Card and Credit Card
Charge Card and Credit Card are the two types of cards, which are commonly juxtaposted by the people, as both are payment methods, through which one can make easy payments. Charge card is a form of credit card, which expects the customer to pay the entire balance, at the end of the billing cycle. It is not a revolving credit instrument. On the contrary, a credit card allows the user for revolving balances after minimum payment is made. While a credit card has certain pre-defined spending … [Read more...]
Difference Between Domestic and International Marketing
Marketing is defined as the set of activities which are undertaken by the companies to provide satisfaction to the customers through value addition and making good relations with them, to increase their brand value. It identifies and converts needs into products and services, so as to satisfy their wants. There are two types of marketing namely, domestic and international marketing. Domestic marketing is when commercialization of goods and services are limited to the home country only. On the … [Read more...]
Difference Between Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and Twitter are the two social media giants that help you to connect with a large group of people to share your views, ideas, information, news, whereabouts and other similar stuff. To compare these two social networking platforms is a bit difficult task because they are very different, and both are beneficial in their own way. While Facebook is more focused towards making social connections, Twitter is all about staying informed and updated. If you are new to the social and virtual … [Read more...]
Difference Between NRE and NRO Account
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) is an Indian national who, for the time being, leaves India for the purpose of employment, education and similar other reason. Persons with such residential status suffer from a dilemma that when they need to open an NRI account in India. NRE account and NRO account two types of NRI account which differ in the sense that the former is an external rupee account while the latter is an ordinary rupee account. NRI's are allowed to open NRO account so as to receive funds … [Read more...]
Difference Between Mutual Fund and ETF
Out of different investment avenues, mutual funds are considered as the safest form of investment. In mutual funds, many individual investors with common financial goal pool their money, and the asset management company invest the total fund in securities, in the capital and money market. On the other hand, Exchange Traded Fund or ETF is similar like a mutual fund investment, but they are traded on the stock exchange. An exchange-traded fund is a hybrid investment vehicle which amalgamates … [Read more...]
Difference Between GRE and GMAT
At present, students are very much concerned as well as aware of their education and career. They want to pursue the best course from the top school or college. GRE and GMAT are considered as the pathway for studying abroad in the leading universities, which are conducted by two different bodies. Qualifying Graduate Record Examination (GRE) makes you eligible for taking admission in the graduate schools. On the other hand, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is the entry door for … [Read more...]
Difference Between Microcredit and Microfinance
Microfinance means the broad spectrum of financial services such as loans, insurance, savings etc. provided to the people of low-income groups. Conversely, Microcredit alludes to a small loan provided, at a low-interest rate, to the persons of below poverty line to make them self-employed, i.e. to help the small entrepreneurs start their own business. The scheme is offered to the people of below poverty line who lack collateral, have no access to basic banking services and are not eligible to … [Read more...]
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