Also called the theoretical futures price. Feasible portfolio A portfolio that an investor can construct given the assets available. The collection of all feasible portfolios. Federal funds Deposits held in reserve for depository institutions at their district Federal Reserve Bank. The market where banks can borrow or lend reserves, allowing banks temporarily short of their required reserves to borrow reserves from banks that have excess reserves.
Federal funds rate The interest rate charged to borrow funds in the federal funds market.
Fill The price at which an order is executed. Fill or kill order A trading order that is canceled unless executed within a designated time period. The percentage by which the price of a security must change in order to trigger its purchase or sale. Financial analysts Also called securities analysts and investment analysts, professionals who analyze financial statements, interview corporate executives, and attend trade shows, in order to write reports recommending either purchasing, selling, or holding various stocks. An organized institutional structure or mechanism for creating and exchanging financial assets.