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A one-stop hub for financial education in multiple spheres and across a wide array of disciplines. It provides up-to-date definitions, terms and concepts about finance, investment, financial markets, instruments, products, exchanges, trading, mutual funds, hedge funds, portfolios, derivatives, forex, banking, real estate, insurance, and valuation, among others.

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Tracking Risk

A measure of the deviation of the returns of an asset/ portfolio/ fund from benchmark returns over a…
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Tier-1 Non-Convertible Sukuk

A category of sukuk that belong to the class of tier-1 equity and are not convertible into the…
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Unfunded Swap ETF

An exchange traded fund (ETF), specifically a swap exchange traded fund (swap ETF) that is structured to replicate…
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T1 Non-Convertible Sukuk

A category of sukuk that belong to the class of tier-1 equity and are not convertible into the…
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Fully Funded Swap ETF

An exchange traded fund (ETF), specifically a swap exchange traded fund (swap ETF), that replicates its index with…
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Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund

A type of ETF (exchange-traded fund), specifically a crypto ETF, that is created for the purpose of directly…
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Non-Convertible Sukuk

A type of sukuk structure in which sukuk certificates extend no option to the sukuk holders to convert…
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Industrial Mineral

A mineral whose primary use is industrial (being a mineral in certain uses in an industry). Examples of…
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Perpetual Tier 1 Mudaraba Sukuk

A sukuk issue (mudaraba sukuk) that has mudaraba (contract, arrangement, etc.) as underlying and does not mature and…
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Industrial Metal

A metal (in exchange trading, a commodity) whose primary use is industrial (being a material in certain uses…
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Content is categorized into distinct sections, each with its own focus and perspective, and in each of which a yet more focused content is provided. The encyclopedia contains a huge universe of terms and entries covering everyday jargon and terminology of the financial world in different walks of discipline and specialization.

A collection of articles shed more light on all the topics and concepts relevant to the main themes of this website. The “question and answers” section provides concise and precise answers to a wide array of questions encountered on job and in learning. Tutorials puts at your disposal educational materials and how-to guides and instructions. Tools include ideas, insights, books, publications, reports, and financial calculators, excel sheets, among others.

Last but not least, in “pulse” and “editorial”, market developments and ongoing events are placed in the spotlight to establish a sense of connection between financial knowledge and practical aspects.

One-Stop Hub

Overall, Fincyclopedia is a one-stop platform for financial knowledge that uses a focused approach, as reflected in a compartmentalized or segmented pool of resources across multiple, distinct sections and sub-sections, each handling a specific area. This approach is meant to help users and learners identify their relevant areas of interest before digging deeper and fine-tuning toward desired results. For example, a given word (like abandonment) bears many meanings in different contexts such as business, banking, finance, derivatives, and insurance, to mention just a few.

The section-level alphabetical index and the built-in search function are designed to make search and comparison much easier. In “topics” section, the entire content of Fincyclopedia will be classified under main headings or root terms that enable the users to obtain a better perspective about common terms and their multiple uses across various contexts.

Term of the Day:
  • Khiyar al-Ruyat
    A khiyar (option) whereby the buyer as the right either to consummate the contract of sale or revoke it upon seeing the subject matter which… Read more


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