Glossary of financial terms

Earnings

(corporate finance)

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)

(financial analysis)

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)

(financial analysis)

Earnings per share (EPS)

(fundamental analysis)

EBA

(financial system)

EBF

(banking system)

EBIT

(financial analysis)

EBITDA

(financial analysis)

EBRD

(financial system)

ECB

(organisations or institutions)

ECN

(financial markets)

ECU

(foreign exchange instruments)

ED

(equities)

EDGAR

(finance (general))

EDSP

(derivatives)

EEA

(economy)

EEX

(financial markets)

Efficiency ratio

(corporate finance)

Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)

(financial markets)

EFP

(derivatives)

EFSF

(financial system)

EGM

(corporate finance)

Electronic communication network (ECN)

(financial markets)

Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR)

(finance (general))

Eligible collateral

(market transactions)

ELN

(structured products)

EM

(economy)

Emerging market (EM)

(economy)

EMMI

(organisations or institutions)

EMS

(financial system)

EMTN

(bond markets)

End of day (EOD)

(financial markets)

End of month (EOM)

(finance (general))

End of year (EOY)

(finance (general))

EOB

(financial markets)

EOD

(financial markets)

EOM

(financial markets)

EONIA

(interest rate markets)

EOY

(financial markets)

EPS

(fundamental analysis)

Equilibrium exchange rate

(economy)

Equities

(financial instruments)

Equity-linked note (ELN)

(structured products)

Equity default swap (EDS)

(equity derivatives)

Equity derivative

(derivatives)

Equity index

(stock markets)

Equity market

(financial markets)

Equity swap

(equity derivatives)

Escalating swap

(interest rate derivatives)

ESCB

(financial system)

ESES

(transaction settlement)

ESFS

(financial system)

ESMA

(supervision and regulation)

Estate planning

(personal finance)

ETF

(asset management)

Eurex

(financial markets)

EURIBOR

(interest rate markets)

Euribor-EBF

(organisations or institutions)

Euro-BOBL Future

(interest rate derivatives)

Euro-Bund Future

(interest rate derivatives)

Euro-Buxl Future

(interest rate derivatives)

Euro-OAT Future [FOAT, Eurex]

(interest rate derivatives)

Euro-Schatz Future

(interest rate derivatives)

Euro Banking Association (EBA)

(financial system)

Eurobond

(bonds)

Euro BTP Future

(interest rate derivatives)

Euroclear Settlement for Euronext-zone Securities (ESES)

(transaction settlement)

Eurodollar Future [ED, CME]

(interest rate derivatives)

Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR)

(interest rate markets)

Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN)

(bonds)

Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)

(interest rate markets)

European-style option

(options)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

(financial system)

European Banking Federation (EBF)

(banking system)

European Central Bank (ECB)

(supranational bodies)

European Currency Unit (ECU)

(foreign exchange instruments)

European Economic Area (EEA)

(economy)

European Energy Exchange (EEX)

(financial markets)

European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF)

(financial system)

European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)

(market transactions)

European MiFID Template (EMT)

(regulation)

European Monetary System (EMS)

(economy)

European Monetary Unit (EMU)

(foreign exchange instruments)

European Money Markets Institute (EMMI)

(organisations or institutions)

European option

(options)

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

(supervision and regulation)

European System of Central Banks (ESCB)

(financial system)

European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS)

(financial system)

Euro short-term rate (ESTR)

(interest rate markets)

Eurosystem

(financial system)

Eurozone

(economy)

Event-driven

(investments)

Ex-date

(financial instruments)

Ex-dividend (XD)

(equities)

Ex-dividend date

(financial instruments)

Excess return

(market transactions)

Exchange-level MIC

(financial markets)

Exchange-traded fund (ETF)

(asset management)

Exchangeable bond

(interest rate instruments)

Exchange agent

(financial instruments)

Exchange delivery settlement price (EDSP)

(financial futures)

Exchange for physical (EFP)

(commodity markets)

Exchange rate

(foreign exchange instruments)

Exchange rate regime

(foreign exchange market)

Exchange rate risk

(risk management)

EX DIV

(equities)

Execution date

(market transactions)

Execution risk

(risk management)

Exercise price

(options)

Expiration date

(options)

Extraordinary general meeting (EGM)

(corporate finance)

Extrinsic value

(options)

Glossary of financial terms - Letter E