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- Financial Term of the Day: Double Bottom- A technical analysis term used to describe a chart on which the price... http://t.co/IJ5HTChX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 03, 2012 - 10:14 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Private Equity- Money invested in firms which have not 'gone public' and therefore are... http://t.co/3PE5MQUE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 02, 2012 - 10:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Micro-hedge- Hedge designed to reduce or eliminate risk resulting from a particular... http://t.co/lXFiICIa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 01, 2012 - 11:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Options Premium- Amount the option buyer pays and the option seller receives for... http://t.co/kgUxYqiy
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 31, 2012 - 10:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Interim Dividend- Distribution of profits to stockholders before a firm's annual... http://t.co/HbDkuxJC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 30, 2012 - 10:34 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bull Trap- A sign which supposedly indicates that a security is reversing its path, and... http://t.co/B5LlcOjo
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 25, 2012 - 10:39 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Balance of Payment- An accounting record of all transactions made by a country over a... http://t.co/eGS1q2k1
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 24, 2012 - 10:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Indirect Loan- Loan deal in which the actual lender may not be known to the borrower.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 23, 2012 - 10:36 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Forex Hedge- Tactic used by a forex trader to protect a current position from... http://t.co/GaClY5Hd
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 20, 2012 - 11:21 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Net Currency Exposure- The potential for foreign exchange risk after netting, a process... http://t.co/XPvZxAVl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 19, 2012 - 10:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Currency Basket- A group of securities whose weighted average is used to determine the... http://t.co/IX2LdNLW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 18, 2012 - 11:50 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fiduciary Duty- A legal obligation of one party to act in the best interest of... http://t.co/jpQO01rJ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 17, 2012 - 11:25 AM) - http://t.co/vG8RAgGt http://t.co/MeTkU18a
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 15, 2012 - 12:10 PM) - http://t.co/ITiqbN6B http://t.co/6WKaI7OR
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 15, 2012 - 12:09 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Stretch IRA- An Individual Retirement Account strategy designed to prolong or "stretch"... http://t.co/sWxuAdLp
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 13, 2012 - 11:20 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Return on Investment (ROI)- The earning power of assets measured as the ratio of the... http://t.co/w6ju8u7N
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 12, 2012 - 3:06 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Flexible Exchange Option (FLEX)- An option contract instrument offered by market... http://t.co/d1Wpaxy7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 10, 2012 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Mini Fund- A mutual fund which invests in municipal bonds. These bond funds are... http://t.co/c2ULH4Da
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 06, 2012 - 10:38 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Sell Signal- A situation in which a parent company sells a minority share of a child... http://t.co/Cy1eVWxz
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 05, 2012 - 10:13 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Crossover Rule- A rule in technical analysis stating that an investor in a particular... http://t.co/X9SKjAZV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 03, 2012 - 2:48 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Normal Profit- Minimum profit necessary to attract and retain suppliers in a perfectly competitive market.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 29, 2011 - 12:52 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Reverse Conversion- Method by which a brokerage earns interest on its customers' stock... http://t.co/Xeg3MkWE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 28, 2011 - 10:51 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: McClellan Oscillator- A technical analysis indicator which sues NYSE market breadth to... http://t.co/gPjhLzjG
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 27, 2011 - 12:47 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: McClellan Oscillator- A technical analysis indicator which uses NYSE market breadth to... http://t.co/IMnULCN3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 27, 2011 - 12:46 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Strap- An option contract created by being long in one put options with the same... http://t.co/iExnFpnn
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 21, 2011 - 10:44 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Debenture- A promissory note or a corporate bond which is backed generally only by the... http://t.co/n63NPHZg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 19, 2011 - 10:31 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Level Payment Amortization- Repayment of a loan through a fixed number of fixed-amount... http://t.co/HGl0HHbv
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 16, 2011 - 3:09 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Pension Fund- Pooled contributions from pension plans set up by employers, unions, or... http://t.co/8zPWx5So
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 15, 2011 - 10:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Options Backdating- Setting the date of an employee stock option to an earlier time... http://t.co/D3qphCQK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 14, 2011 - 12:07 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Assurance - Part of corporate governance in which a management provides accurate and... http://t.co/PYNZpGoq
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 13, 2011 - 10:14 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Self-Supporting Bond- Bond sold to finance a project whose revenues will be used to pay... http://t.co/eRru8KZ7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 12, 2011 - 10:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Initial Public Offering (IPO) - First offering of a firms' stock (shares) on the stock... http://t.co/rdjuc2KM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 09, 2011 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Premium Margin - The amount of money needed to close out an option position. Premium... http://t.co/zR71oB5O
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 08, 2011 - 10:13 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: American-style Option - An option which can be exercised at any time between the... http://t.co/8FWlAY28
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 07, 2011 - 11:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Yield Maintenance - A type of prepayment fee that is based on the movement of interest... http://t.co/cVMujYIh
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 06, 2011 - 11:56 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Interval Measure - A calculation to measure the approximate number of days a company... http://t.co/aIGZ1oAg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 02, 2011 - 11:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Dynamic Asset Allocation - An investing strategy that seeks to expose an investor to a... http://t.co/eqbdKIdp
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 30, 2011 - 10:31 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Reinvestment Date - The first day of the ex-dividend period.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 29, 2011 - 11:40 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Limited Discretionary Account - An arrangement in which a client has given his/her... http://t.co/VnFv9723
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 28, 2011 - 2:04 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Reversal Arbitrage - A riskless transaction consisting of the short sale of a security,... http://t.co/wubNolC9
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 23, 2011 - 1:44 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Overwriting - Strategy of selling call or put options in quantity, hoping that they will not be exercised.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 21, 2011 - 10:34 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Acquisition Accounting - Procedure adopted in preparation of the consolidated... http://t.co/MvHQnuKp
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 18, 2011 - 11:10 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Extraordinary Item - Accounting entry which reflects materially-large cost or... http://t.co/lmF2oNJi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 16, 2011 - 10:58 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Underlying Debt - For municipal bonds, the debt of a government entity within the... http://t.co/S3eFCaZ2
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 15, 2011 - 11:32 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Absorption Costing - Method of costing a product in which all fixed and variable costs... http://t.co/FFgVfotd
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 14, 2011 - 11:23 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Buy-Write - An approach used by investors to profit from the price at which an option... http://t.co/Lqk572uJ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 10, 2011 - 3:31 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Exante Return - The expected return of a portfolio, calculated from a proportional... http://t.co/ylRcb4Ax
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 08, 2011 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commodity Block Currency - A currency of a country that maintains an economy strongly... http://t.co/SDgj7CBp
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 07, 2011 - 11:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Longevity Risk - The risk that a pension fund or life insurance company takes on by... http://t.co/IMvyciSh
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 03, 2011 - 11:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Covered Call - The selling of a call option while simultaneously holding an equivalent... http://t.co/CAGKbZJP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 02, 2011 - 11:45 AM) - I posted 30 photos on Facebook in the album "Bank on Houston Partners Reception" http://t.co/EjOABKOx
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 01, 2011 - 4:19 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Demand Loan - Loan with or without a fixed maturity date, but which can be recalled... http://t.co/FXfQWdE6
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 01, 2011 - 10:53 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Generic Strategies - Basic approaches to strategic planning that can be adopted by any... http://t.co/q1gel7ph
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 31, 2011 - 12:31 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Arbitrage House - A financial institution that engages in arbitrage. Such firms search... http://t.co/bTC7XS1C
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 28, 2011 - 1:44 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Matrix Trading - Bond swap strategy designed to profit from unusual yield curve... http://t.co/6OK3j2ut
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 27, 2011 - 12:08 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Covered Straddle - A straddle constructed on shares of stock already owned by the... http://t.co/r12pY6Ku
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 26, 2011 - 1:36 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Black Economy - Usually untraceable, and hence untaxable, business dealings that are... http://t.co/BIzdQbTT
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 25, 2011 - 5:46 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Parallel Loan - An arrangement in which two companies in different countries borrow... http://t.co/v3hgRuWe
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 24, 2011 - 10:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Pro Forma - Assumed, forecasted, or informal information presented in advance of the... http://t.co/ZVcNxEpJ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 21, 2011 - 2:11 PM) - Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AAA/V1' ratings to the City of Houston General Investment Pool http://t.co/MnYCbDTw
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 19, 2011 - 11:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Alternative Order - Two orders given to a broker, for which the execution of either one... http://t.co/TgG0tG60
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 19, 2011 - 11:10 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: China Currency Bill - A potential law passed in September 2011 by the U.S. Senate that... http://t.co/7FPCQ35N
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 18, 2011 - 10:20 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Clearinghouse Funds- Funds represented by a personal or business check that pass... http://t.co/f5slHaSV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 17, 2011 - 10:32 AM) - Turning the Corner http://t.co/ipoyeRVi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 14, 2011 - 3:40 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Average Strike Option - A type of stock option used on Asian exchanges. The strike... http://t.co/XxbJWW3I
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 14, 2011 - 10:27 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Currency Trading - The act of buying and selling world currencies. Currency trading is... http://t.co/n2EocNlK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 13, 2011 - 3:30 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Seasonal Credit Rate - Credit rate which applies to loans of short duration provided... http://t.co/5D3vOAPz
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 11, 2011 - 12:42 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Mini Manipulation - Illegal practice that causes the price of a security underlying an... http://t.co/9vMuG8TM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 10, 2011 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Unlisted - A security which is not traded on an exchange, usually due to an inability... http://t.co/AHy6Lm4c
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 07, 2011 - 3:03 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Venture Capitalist - Private investors who provide venture capital to promising... http://t.co/bPaqlGmi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 05, 2011 - 11:53 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Back-end Value - The price that is paid to shareholders after the buyer already has... http://t.co/YZ6NEQc5
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 03, 2011 - 11:35 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Up-and-In Barrier Option - A type of barrier option in which the spot price of the... http://t.co/mSWYygKw
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 29, 2011 - 11:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Exchange Offer - An offer made by a company to give one security in return for another... http://t.co/LCh6Gr0W
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 28, 2011 - 10:33 AM) - Drought Costs Are Your Costs http://t.co/nH7xoElZ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 28, 2011 - 10:29 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Buying on Margin - Purchasing an asset by making a down payment and financing the... http://t.co/L63HAxIn
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 26, 2011 - 10:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Adjusted Basis Value - Original cost or base price of a fixed asset from which... http://t.co/1Ozq4M5R
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 23, 2011 - 10:35 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Investment Club - A group of retail investors who pool some of their money and make... http://t.co/wQ8y1ENs
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 22, 2011 - 10:39 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Average Directional Index - ADX. An indicator used in technical analysis that shows... http://t.co/0UklYGfD
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 21, 2011 - 11:15 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fraption - Also known as an interest rate guarantee, this type of option allows an... http://t.co/3au6nxa1
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 20, 2011 - 10:44 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Counter Currency - The second currency in a currency paid. In a currency exchange, the... http://t.co/4mnU9Uj4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 19, 2011 - 10:43 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Self-Directed IRA - A retirement account in which the individual investor is in charge... http://t.co/CIXZYEEF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 16, 2011 - 2:19 PM) - http://t.co/vqXmjeV2 http://t.co/8WfuBe1b
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 15, 2011 - 4:36 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Journal Voucher - A written authorization prepared for every financial transaction, or... http://t.co/IM4rfuRM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 15, 2011 - 4:35 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Ichimoku Kinko Hyo - A technical charting technique which generates a series of lines... http://t.co/AhGmH4Q
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 14, 2011 - 12:32 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Economic Growth - An increase in the capacity of an economy to produce goods and... http://t.co/pZBi2By
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 12, 2011 - 1:35 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Shadow Market - An unregulated private market in which investors can purchase shares... http://t.co/Q3Zic3v
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 09, 2011 - 12:34 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Shawdow Market - An unregulated private market in which investors can purchase shares... http://t.co/bnZTWtm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 09, 2011 - 12:33 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Exit Strategy - The method by which a venture capitalist or business owner intends to... http://t.co/jkF1tgC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 08, 2011 - 11:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Regulation FD - SEC Regulation adopted in 2000 that eliminated the practice of... http://t.co/U67JuZ2
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 07, 2011 - 4:26 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Debt - A duty or obligation to pay money, deliver goods, or render service under an express or implied agreement.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 06, 2011 - 4:35 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Net Present Value - The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the... http://t.co/LHiWjjH
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 02, 2011 - 12:15 PM) - The McGraw-Hill Companies Financial Fitness Festival http://t.co/cUKHP2N
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 01, 2011 - 5:11 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: W Formation - A technical analysis term used to describe a chart on which the price of... http://t.co/GjKkIgb
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 01, 2011 - 5:06 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Financial Statement - Summary report that shows how a firm has used the funds... http://t.co/tGZod77
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 31, 2011 - 4:02 PM) - Refinancing Bonds Saves City More Than $100 Million http://t.co/pM4bVbt
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 30, 2011 - 11:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Quantitative Easing - A government monetary policy occasionally used to increase the... http://t.co/E8goHZE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 30, 2011 - 11:49 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Split Coupon Bond - A bond which pays no coupons, is sold at a deep discount to its... http://t.co/Kgf3G29
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 29, 2011 - 1:44 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Standard Accounting Practice - A set of rules that a company must follow when reporting... http://t.co/CCVELEQ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 26, 2011 - 10:27 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Westpac Consumer Confidence Index - An index measuring the level of consumer confidence... http://t.co/Ie2SQPB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 25, 2011 - 11:39 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Debt Ceiling - The maximum amount of monies the United States can borrow. The debt... http://t.co/HLb5g26
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 24, 2011 - 1:30 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Seed Capital - Comparatively small amount of capital contributed in the very beginning by a firm's founder(s).
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 23, 2011 - 1:22 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Forex Hedge - Tactic used by a forex trader to protect a current position from... http://t.co/ffRnGYc
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 22, 2011 - 11:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Consolidated Tape - A ticker tape which includes quotes from both NYSE and AMEX stocks.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 18, 2011 - 1:10 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Debt-To-GDP-Ratio - A measure of a country's federal debt in relation to its gross... http://t.co/rbwE6Vm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 17, 2011 - 10:40 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Currency Strategist - A financial professional who evaluates economic trends and... http://t.co/o0xSqv8
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 16, 2011 - 2:26 PM) - Free Back-To-School Immunizations on Thursday, August 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at HFD Val Jahnke Training... http://t.co/YQjrGa3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 15, 2011 - 3:06 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Marginal Revenue - The increase in revenue that results from the sale of one... http://t.co/Y0eyR33
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 15, 2011 - 10:36 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Throughput - In business, the rate at which an organization reaches a given goal.... http://t.co/EKzwVa7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 12, 2011 - 11:41 AM) - Financial Term for the Day: Cred Card Balance - The amount of charges, or lack thereof, that is owed to the credit... http://fb.me/NStC5R5K
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 11, 2011 - 12:46 PM) - Houston in top 5 for Q2 U.S. job growth - Houston Business Journal http://fb.me/OubeWoi0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 10, 2011 - 3:57 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Adjusted Net Asset Method - A business valuation procedure used in acquisition... http://fb.me/16dYSW3G6
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 10, 2011 - 11:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: European Sovereign Debt Crisis - A period of time in which several European countries... http://fb.me/NOjo2lj0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 09, 2011 - 10:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Absolute Interest - Total and complete ownership of an asset or property. An individual... http://fb.me/IZwfb1la
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 08, 2011 - 11:10 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Default Risk - The risk that companies or individuals will be unable to make the... http://fb.me/13rh6yTeh
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 05, 2011 - 11:13 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Publicly-traded Fund - A fund with a fixed number of shares outstanding, and one which... http://fb.me/V51DtYvL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 04, 2011 - 10:31 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Sovereign Default - A default on the repayment of a county's government debts.... http://fb.me/BkP3xHkV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 03, 2011 - 10:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Rule 12b-1 Fee - An extra fee charged by some mutual funds to cover promotion,... http://fb.me/13JMoL24m
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 02, 2011 - 10:48 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Coattail Investing - A trading strategy in which an investor tries to duplicate the... http://fb.me/Utzd8jfI
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 01, 2011 - 10:21 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Balloon Maturity - A repayment schedule for an issue of bonds in which a large number... http://fb.me/RqnQyywc
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 29, 2011 - 10:09 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Buttonwood Agreement - An agreement signed in 1792 between twenty-four stockbrokers... http://fb.me/1bhxsYRPT
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 28, 2011 - 10:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Spousal Remainder Trust - A trust in which income-producing property is placed in the... http://fb.me/12dbOdN1c
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 27, 2011 - 10:15 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Portable Alpha - A portfolio management strategy which requires separating alpha from... http://fb.me/TSUQouV3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 26, 2011 - 10:15 AM) - http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110723-will-no-debt-deal-hurt-houston http://fb.me/wya3XIVW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 25, 2011 - 11:25 AM) - Houston has rounded corner toward economic health | Viewpoints, Outlook | Chron.com - Houston Chron http://fb.me/Opk0suCI
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 25, 2011 - 11:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Interest Rate - The annualized cost of credit or debt-capital computed as the... http://fb.me/19SQjO6Eq
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 25, 2011 - 10:11 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Going Short - Selling a share, bond, or commodity before actually buying it. This... http://fb.me/yC4Vnkh6
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 22, 2011 - 10:32 AM) - Property Insurance http://fb.me/14bASjW2v
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 21, 2011 - 3:53 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Down-and-In Barrier Option - A type of barrier option in which the spot price of the... http://fb.me/TdWsjZvN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 21, 2011 - 11:09 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Directional Movement Index - DMI. An indicator used in technical analysis to determine... http://fb.me/CrpxvEuQ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 20, 2011 - 10:41 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Reserve Requirements - Minimum amount of cash or cash-equivalents that banks and other... http://fb.me/RadHqTqm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 19, 2011 - 10:39 AM) - Check out The Green Report- July 2011. http://fb.me/DtPVxCuo
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 18, 2011 - 5:53 PM) - Panama Canal Expansion is Good for Houston http://fb.me/zc6aoad7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 18, 2011 - 1:56 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Broker Recommendation - An opinion given by an analyst to his/her clients about whether... http://fb.me/AJsf2UNb
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 18, 2011 - 11:02 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Annuity - A contract sold by an insurance company designed to provide payments to the... http://fb.me/RMzRx4RL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 14, 2011 - 10:39 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Lorenz Curve - A model developed by economist Max Lorenz in 1905. It represents a... http://fb.me/A4KzZy0g
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 13, 2011 - 10:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bull Trap - A sign which supposedly indicates that a security is reversing its path,... http://fb.me/JMYgw2iL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 12, 2011 - 10:16 AM) - 500 At-Risk High School Students Participate in Game of Real Life http://fb.me/xaYbGP3M
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 11, 2011 - 4:32 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Consumer Discretionary - A category of industries, make up of companies which deal with... http://fb.me/DwmUrCSl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 11, 2011 - 10:32 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Corporate Citizenship - The legal status of a corporation in the jurisdiction in which... http://fb.me/ARYhEnIp
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 08, 2011 - 11:04 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Multiple Exchange Rates - A system where a country will have both fixed and floating... http://fb.me/QAdguZIj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 07, 2011 - 4:53 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Externalities - Factors whose benefits and costs are not reflected in the market place... http://fb.me/15DUPLFqz
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 06, 2011 - 10:44 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Direct Stock Purchase Plan - DSP. A SEC-regulated program which enables a company to... http://fb.me/CTc8rDdN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 05, 2011 - 10:16 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fibonacci Retracement - A tool used in technical analysis which plots the Fibonacci... http://fb.me/EoJue27q
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 01, 2011 - 12:12 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Spider- SPDR. Shares of a security designed to track the value of the S&P 500. Spiders... http://fb.me/zZeYbp5W
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 30, 2011 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Sales Charge - A fee charged by a broker or agent for his/her service in facilitating a... http://fb.me/DUfw74l1
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 29, 2011 - 10:36 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Retrocession - The purchase of reinsurance by a reinsurance company. This limits the... http://fb.me/QhrQhsn5
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 28, 2011 - 10:09 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Monetary Reserve - A government's stockpile of foreign currency and precious metals.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 24, 2011 - 12:11 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Reciprocal Currency Arrangement - Short term agreements between the central banks of... http://fb.me/IjKR8DeW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 23, 2011 - 12:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Pro Rata - Proportionate allocation or distribution of a quantity on the basis of a common factor.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 22, 2011 - 10:28 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Prudent Investor Act - The fundamental principal for professional money management,... http://fb.me/w6khpGdm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 21, 2011 - 10:56 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Periodic Inventory Method - System of inventory control in which no continuous record... http://fb.me/DxrA524G
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 20, 2011 - 11:04 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Married Put - The purchase of a put option on a stock that is already owned. A married... http://fb.me/M8RMarzB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 17, 2011 - 11:27 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Micro-hedge - Hedge designed to reduce or eliminate risk resulting from a particular... http://fb.me/HsHtj3UN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 16, 2011 - 10:43 AM) - City of Houstons Fiscal Year Ends June 30th http://fb.me/ZGuBsfN3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 15, 2011 - 12:13 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Basis of Accounting - Method used to determine when revenues and expenses are... http://fb.me/yH0BYqpR
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 15, 2011 - 10:33 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Guaranteed Stock - Preferred or common stock of one corporation whose dividends are... http://fb.me/1374eLsgy
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 14, 2011 - 11:52 AM) - Press Release - Annual Financial Report Honored http://fb.me/14sKIVCKK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 13, 2011 - 1:03 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Linear Chart - The standard chart type, on which a given distance always represents the... http://fb.me/tNV8s4Vy
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 13, 2011 - 10:22 AM) - Teens learn financial freedom through Game of Real Life http://t.co/HbEGQY8 via @yourhoustonnews
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 10, 2011 - 2:59 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Currency Basket - A group of securities whose weighted average is used to determine the... http://fb.me/ZbyNBRsZ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 10, 2011 - 11:26 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Algorithmic Trading - A form of automated trading in which computers execute trade... http://fb.me/10g8N9FTl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 09, 2011 - 12:55 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Stretch IRA - An Individual Retirement Account strategy designed to prolong or... http://fb.me/11HEY8ABn
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 08, 2011 - 10:18 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fixed Investment Trust - An SEC-registered investment company which purchases a fixed,... http://fb.me/10KYqpcKC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 07, 2011 - 10:40 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Closed Economy - An economy that does not interact with the economy of any other... http://fb.me/12giRAbO0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 06, 2011 - 10:15 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Average Strike Option - A type of stock option used on Asian exchanges. The strike... http://fb.me/13GwhUw2d
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 03, 2011 - 10:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Crossing - A situation in which a broker acts as agent on both sides of a given transaction.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 02, 2011 - 11:03 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Import Restrictions - Methods employed in controlling the volume or value of goods... http://fb.me/TelFDb15
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 01, 2011 - 10:58 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Loss Given Default - LGD. The actual total loss that is experienced by a bank when a... http://fb.me/10d2WeHf7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 26, 2011 - 2:18 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: In Specie - A Latin phrase which means "in its actual form." It is user to indicate... http://fb.me/tYbtQvcv
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 25, 2011 - 10:23 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Debt Management - A unique strategy developed to help a debtor manage their debt. This... http://fb.me/Ywwum5Ql
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 24, 2011 - 10:17 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Indivisible Contract - Type of contract where obligations of the contracting parties... http://fb.me/VQbtPhwj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 23, 2011 - 10:21 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Ceiling - Uppermost preset-limit of a range, or the maximum limit beyond which a... http://fb.me/L6v5yyj7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 20, 2011 - 10:56 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Solvency Rations - Mathematical comparisons of different components of an entity's... http://fb.me/Bw8dwtFu
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 19, 2011 - 10:56 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Issued Shared Capital - The total of a company's shares that are held by shareholders.... http://fb.me/114mqXL2U
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 18, 2011 - 12:35 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Recapture - A contract stipulation that permits the seller of an asset to at least... http://fb.me/Q5AfzZkH
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 17, 2011 - 12:36 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Holding Period Return - The return earned from the act of holding an asset over a given... http://fb.me/Nccl1gnD
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 13, 2011 - 11:04 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Defensive Response - Management's admission of some errors and taking of only legally... http://fb.me/KZyGk8C1
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 12, 2011 - 11:28 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Idle - Situation in which production has shut down or is simply not working, or one in... http://fb.me/TWlEeFnV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 11, 2011 - 10:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commission - Mutually agreed upon, or fixed by custom or law, fee accruing to an agent,... http://fb.me/X4y5XhSm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 10, 2011 - 10:51 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Cliquet Option - A type of option in which the strike price periodically resets before... http://fb.me/WGSJE2vF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 09, 2011 - 11:09 AM) - Lets help the vulnerable by regulating payday loans | Viewpoints, Outlook | Chron.com - Houston Ch http://fb.me/U0rv8BMW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 06, 2011 - 4:08 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Front Fee - Amount paid for initiating a compound or split-fee option contract. While... http://fb.me/FWw0TneF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 06, 2011 - 1:53 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Biased Expectations Theory - Belief that forward foreign exchange rates for deliver at... http://fb.me/xxLUDBJi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 05, 2011 - 11:17 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Short Covering - The purchase of securities to close out a short stock position. To... http://fb.me/FS2oeKNI
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 04, 2011 - 12:00 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Derivative Security - Usually takes the form of an agreement to buy or sell an asset or... http://fb.me/RXURcZev
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 03, 2011 - 11:41 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Subscription Agreement - An application submitted by an investor wishing to join a... http://fb.me/X1eafcRX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 02, 2011 - 12:08 PM) - I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album "Money Week Houston 2011" http://fb.me/EmD1amK7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 28, 2011 - 5:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: NASDAQ-100 - An index which track the performance of a select 100 stocks listed on the Nasdaq.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 28, 2011 - 11:39 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Dollar Drain - A situation in which a courtry's imports from the U.S. exceed their... http://fb.me/F8lPCiJd
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 27, 2011 - 11:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Maintenance Margin Requirement - The required amount of collateral or equity needed to... http://fb.me/TiAfWiMU
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 26, 2011 - 10:36 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: UIT- Unit Investment Trust. An SEC-registered investment company which purchases a... http://fb.me/vuEvC898
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 25, 2011 - 11:40 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Business Process Outsourcing - BPO. The contracting out of a particular business... http://fb.me/WHDWQvT7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 22, 2011 - 3:34 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Qualified Auditor - Accountant which a firm hires as an independent third-party to... http://fb.me/VR3200Fl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 21, 2011 - 12:31 PM) - I posted 3 photos on Facebook in the album "Controller Green's Tele-Town Hall" http://fb.me/JYIVfupH
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 21, 2011 - 11:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment. An adjustment in wages to offset a change in... http://fb.me/v7AseFvj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 20, 2011 - 2:05 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Risk Margin - A value that takes into account the potential movement of a stock in... http://fb.me/xCFczKkA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 19, 2011 - 12:18 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Convenience Yield - The amount of benefit that is associated with physically owning a... http://fb.me/YeHJg4Sx
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 18, 2011 - 12:12 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: House Call - A call from a broker to a customer or from a clearinghouse to a clearing... http://fb.me/ZlikFyBL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 15, 2011 - 11:32 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 - ERTA. A federal law that reduced income tax rates... http://fb.me/DEMTFOTy
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 14, 2011 - 11:00 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Perfect Title - A title that is free of liens and legal questions as to ownership of... http://fb.me/sxk02ErT
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 13, 2011 - 10:37 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bargain Element - The difference between strike price of a stock option and the market... http://fb.me/KRASVXhZ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 12, 2011 - 10:43 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Inflation Risk - The possibility that the value of assets or income will decrease as... http://fb.me/WM12lGnu
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 11, 2011 - 10:15 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Earnings Estimate - The expected quarterly or annual earnings of a given company, as... http://fb.me/WFPbukE3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 08, 2011 - 11:05 AM) - I posted 3 photos on Facebook in the album "Controller Green in the Community" http://fb.me/OzN4X2pt
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 07, 2011 - 7:16 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Phantom Stock Plan- A benefit plan for company employees that gives the employees... http://fb.me/WgDhMnsh
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 07, 2011 - 12:47 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Divestment - Refers to the sale of an asset for financial, legal or personal reasons.... http://fb.me/Or0Fr5gQ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 06, 2011 - 2:33 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Documentary Credit - International trade procedure in which the credit worthiness of an... http://fb.me/yXwPX3DH
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 05, 2011 - 3:24 PM) - Controller Ronald C. Green on KRIV Fox 26 http://fb.me/SbU15WTO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 05, 2011 - 2:19 PM) - Dana Kervin interviews your City Controller Ronald C. Green http://fb.me/WKixrYbD
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 04, 2011 - 12:03 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Public Bond - A bond, issued by a U.S. government-sponsored agency. The offerings of... http://fb.me/SHgGrkSG
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 04, 2011 - 11:04 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Right of First Offer - A contractual right that the seller must first give the rights... http://fb.me/teTImQl9
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 29, 2011 - 10:02 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Right of First Offer - A contractual right taht the seller must first give the rights... http://fb.me/VZSswyI7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 29, 2011 - 10:02 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Principal Exchange Rate Linked Securities - Dollar-denominated debt, which has a... http://fb.me/XwHGmLdU
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 28, 2011 - 12:22 PM) - I made an appearance on the Bloomberg Network's Taking Stock with Pimm Fox Tuesday. Check it out. http://fb.me/Ng0GQYEK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 24, 2011 - 5:34 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Russell 3000 - A stock index that tracks the 3000 U.S. stocks with the highest market... http://fb.me/UhsLmyCM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 23, 2011 - 12:52 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Black Thursday - October 24, 1929. The day the famous stock market crash of 1929 began,... http://fb.me/VDv48LIK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 22, 2011 - 12:17 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Early Adopters - In the diffusion of innovation theory, the minority group of... http://fb.me/xPiqcaJQ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 21, 2011 - 11:02 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Administrative Cost - Expense incurred in controlling and directing an organization,... http://fb.me/ROiTAJpW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 18, 2011 - 4:12 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Stagging- The practice of buying initial public offerings at the offering price and... http://fb.me/xoZZ7OOX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 17, 2011 - 12:34 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Owner of Record - The name of an individual or entity that an issuer carries in its... http://fb.me/TwMTQxbl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 16, 2011 - 11:09 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Wedge - A technical analysis term used to describe a chart on which lines that connect... http://fb.me/WkGih24g
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 15, 2011 - 10:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Ceiling - The maximum interest rate permitted by state law for a given loan. A ceiling... http://fb.me/E3J54Nzd
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 14, 2011 - 3:44 PM) - Controller Green at UH-D's Meet the Industry Event http://fb.me/OzPvpTlL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 11, 2011 - 12:37 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Education Credit - A tax credit available for educational expenses, such as a Hope... http://fb.me/TvJefjmt
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 11, 2011 - 11:34 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Exchange Rate - Rate at which one currency may be converted into another. The exchange... http://fb.me/Ni0Vu2RX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 10, 2011 - 3:11 PM) - Check out City Controller Ronald Green's editorial in today's Chronicle. http://fb.me/Bfmuy2Ax
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 09, 2011 - 12:27 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Double Top - A technical analysis term for two successive rises to the same price... http://fb.me/UL9tuGac
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 09, 2011 - 10:23 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Clawback - A financial or other benefit that is given, but is later taken back due to... http://fb.me/IhdoGlFE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 08, 2011 - 10:14 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Conversion Privilege - An insurance policy in which the insurer is required to renew... http://fb.me/x5R3aDgA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 07, 2011 - 3:43 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Put-call Parity - The relationship between the price of a call and the price of a put... http://fb.me/F4S9kS7b
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 03, 2011 - 11:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Caput - A type of exotic option that is composed of a call option placed on a put... http://fb.me/GB6F14pE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 02, 2011 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Domestic Rate - The interest rate of a domestic currency expressed in real terms. The... http://fb.me/Q1I08SGv
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 25, 2011 - 10:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Optional Payment Bond - A type of bond that allows principal or interest payments to be... http://fb.me/QJ0YLYcI
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 24, 2011 - 10:24 AM) - Ronald Green Appointed to National League of Cities Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations... http://fb.me/AtK9DKGM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 23, 2011 - 12:30 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Conglomerate Merger - A merger of two companies which are involved in different types of business.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 23, 2011 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Continuous Inventory - Keeping book inventory continuously in agreement with stock on... http://fb.me/S9v2HN6R
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 22, 2011 - 10:27 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Follower Advantage - Leverage available to non-pioneering firms for gaining long-term... http://fb.me/AhrZW9fb
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 21, 2011 - 9:54 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Family of Funds - A mutual fund company offering mutual funds, for various objectives.... http://fb.me/IiM7qPL9
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 18, 2011 - 11:14 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Informal Economy - System of trade or economic exchange used outside state controlled... http://fb.me/STP7RF4f
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 17, 2011 - 10:34 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Crawling Peg - An exchange rate adjustment technique in which the par value of a fixed... http://fb.me/TcEr0z0c
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 16, 2011 - 10:38 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Eurobond - Any corporate or government bond issued offshore outside the regulations of... http://fb.me/V9n8CX6V
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 15, 2011 - 10:37 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Up-and-out Barrier Option - A type of barrier option in which the spot price of the... http://fb.me/vlNaSEje
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 14, 2011 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Related Party Transaction - A business deal between two related parties. There are... http://fb.me/vCIg3Tls
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 11, 2011 - 2:16 PM) - I posted 4 photos on Facebook in the album "EITC Awareness Day" http://fb.me/szNu9MIg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 10, 2011 - 7:07 PM) - I posted 2 photos on Facebook in the album "ADL's Community of Respect" http://fb.me/ALSSYGuN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 10, 2011 - 5:58 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Operating Surplus - An approximate measure of a company's operating cash flow based on... http://fb.me/RYRrAJvo
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 10, 2011 - 10:56 AM) - Press Release: Controller Appointed to National League of Cities Futures Panel http://fb.me/KlLrSDFP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 09, 2011 - 3:13 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Crash of 1929 - The name for the period lasting from October 29th to November 13th in... http://fb.me/OAloG1ws
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 09, 2011 - 11:00 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Lockout - Industrial action during which an employer withholds work, and denies... http://fb.me/SHU6T3V1
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 08, 2011 - 10:33 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Lockout - Industrial action during which an employer withholds work, and denies... http://fb.me/SjpNVjhP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 08, 2011 - 10:32 AM) - Controller's Office Unveils New On-Line Vendor Disbursement Page http://fb.me/Sfw2DTDl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 03, 2011 - 12:49 PM) - Check out City Controller Ronald C. Green's op-ed in today's Chronicle. http://fb.me/QRNawIJ4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 03, 2011 - 12:27 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Freeze Out - An action taken by a firm's majority shareholders that pressures minority... http://fb.me/UuYWGp2e
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 03, 2011 - 12:06 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Customer Margin - Safeguards enacted in order to ensure that both parties (buyer and... http://fb.me/TlROld0L
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 02, 2011 - 11:54 AM) - City Controller Ronald C. Green speaks with Fox 26 about the city's budget http://fb.me/Bd3EuQsn
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 02, 2011 - 11:50 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Gold Standard - A monetary system that backs its currency with a reserve of gold, and... http://fb.me/EkFE4sWA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 31, 2011 - 11:34 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Quote Size - The number of shares that are being offered for purchase at the bid price,... http://fb.me/RLFY4Zqq
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 27, 2011 - 1:49 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Keogh Plan - Self-contributory saving or pension plan for self-employed individuals or... http://fb.me/OTLbxPbO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 26, 2011 - 3:22 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Dirty Float - Floating currency exchange rate system which is not controller entirely... http://fb.me/zwZHb7lN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 25, 2011 - 2:13 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: DPO - Direct Public Offering. An offering in which IPO shares of stock are sold... http://fb.me/NYs03HZ3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 24, 2011 - 2:46 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Value Chain - Interlinked value-adding activities the convert inputs into outputs... http://fb.me/NZ2ld6L8
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 21, 2011 - 11:04 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Division of Corporate Finance - A department within the SEC which review registration... http://fb.me/y8qyilrK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 20, 2011 - 10:06 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Encryption - Scrambling sensitive information so that it becomes unreadable to everyone... http://fb.me/R1FslxOn
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 19, 2011 - 3:19 PM) - Happy New Year from City Controller Ronald Green http://fb.me/xGPQlFO6
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 14, 2011 - 12:39 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Quality of Earnings - The degree to which earnings are attributed to aspects of the... http://fb.me/IA96RbM0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 14, 2011 - 10:02 AM) - I posted 23 photos on Facebook in the album "Controller Green in the Community" http://fb.me/QGCdt19I
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 13, 2011 - 3:23 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Market Conversion Price - The price that an investor effectively pays for common stock... http://fb.me/QQlYhVdN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 13, 2011 - 11:58 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Spread - The difference between the current bid and the current ask or offered of a... http://fb.me/SrBaKrhO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 12, 2011 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Yen Carry Trade - A specific example of a currency carry trade, where an investor will... http://fb.me/QjBM5WDC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 11, 2011 - 8:50 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: High Watermark - The highest value that has been earned by an investment fund. This... http://fb.me/MQqGbBnr
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 10, 2011 - 10:40 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Indifference Curve - A curve used in economics which shows how consumers would react to... http://fb.me/PSMf60AP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 07, 2011 - 10:29 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: M1 - One measure of the money supply that includes all coins, currency held by the... http://fb.me/NVhVUzKj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 06, 2011 - 12:03 PM) - Financial Term of the Day:Terms of Trade - Not the contractual conditions of sale between a buyer and a seller,... http://fb.me/OKknNBOf
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 05, 2011 - 10:07 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Current Portion of Long-Term Debt - CPLTD. A value on a company's balance sheet which... http://fb.me/zxkKRWI9
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 04, 2011 - 10:13 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Dividend Reinvestment Plan - DRIP. An investment plan offered by some corporations... http://fb.me/MM18DCRK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 31, 2010 - 10:53 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Double Bottom - A technical analysis term used to describe a chart on which the price... http://fb.me/LzN1TFiK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 30, 2010 - 11:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Agile Manufacturing - Aims at quick turnaround of small batch lots of competitive cost.... http://fb.me/H32SoS4V
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 29, 2010 - 10:56 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Netting - The settlement of obligations between two parties that processes that combined value of transactions.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 28, 2010 - 11:46 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Optimization - Finding an alternative with the most cost effective or highest... http://fb.me/xpVOAr3Q
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 23, 2010 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Productivity Report - A release of economic data detailing how much output each unit of... http://fb.me/GqeYcWHS
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 21, 2010 - 11:15 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fund Supermarket - A brokerage firm that provides access to a variety of mutual funds... http://fb.me/NucFfHp8
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 20, 2010 - 10:13 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Sterilized Intervention - Activity used in foreign exchange markets to equalize the... http://fb.me/KMoIqGXD
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 17, 2010 - 2:05 PM) - The Green Report - December 2010 - http://p0.vresp.com/L7FLQ6 http://fb.me/BhTAFyWb
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 16, 2010 - 12:32 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Hard Stop - Investment technique that triggers an automatic stop and sell order of an... http://fb.me/DqKORK4t
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 16, 2010 - 10:55 AM) - City Controller Ronald C. Green is hosting his very own television show. The Green Report, a spin-off of his... http://fb.me/Ik1BhBn0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 15, 2010 - 2:58 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Absolute Advantage - In the theory of international trade, a country or firm has an... http://fb.me/IpJ17mpX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 15, 2010 - 10:19 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Price Mechanism - System of interdependenc between supply of a good or service and its... http://fb.me/GlNRqSnG
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 14, 2010 - 10:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Correction - A reversal of the prevailing trend in price movement for a security. The... http://fb.me/LGhjlL5D
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 10, 2010 - 11:46 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: First Loss Policy - Type of partial insurance where both the insured and the isurer... http://fb.me/Kxw4OdYB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 09, 2010 - 3:15 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Holder of Record - The name of an individual or entity that an issuer carries in its... http://fb.me/KuuobBvS
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 08, 2010 - 11:53 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Flow of Costs - Refers to the manner in which costs move through the firm.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 07, 2010 - 3:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Offer - Voluntary but conditional promise submitted by a buyer or seller to another for... http://fb.me/PoFa8Xw4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 06, 2010 - 11:09 AM) - Controller Ronald C. Green weights in on the city's plan for voluntary furloughs. Check it out! http://fb.me/MkWOpdyA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 03, 2010 - 3:13 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: SIPC - Securities Investor Protection Corporation. A non-profit membership corporation... http://fb.me/FluQbbkW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 03, 2010 - 10:53 AM) - City Controller Ronald C. Green talks to Fox 26 news about the budget deficit. http://fb.me/CIQnnrhm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 02, 2010 - 12:01 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Marginal Risk - The risk assumed by the issuer of a foreign exchange contract or debt... http://fb.me/KTXpvaW0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 02, 2010 - 11:39 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Cumulative - An arrangement in which a payment not made due is carried over to the... http://fb.me/JzkCY3it
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 01, 2010 - 10:46 AM) - "Texas Dominates Economic Recovery Rankings" by Houston Chronicle. Houston ranked number 61 in the world. http://fb.me/NBrLxNoX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (December 01, 2010 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: REFCORP - Resolution Funding Corporation. The organization created by Congress in 1989... http://fb.me/xqW30xoD
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 30, 2010 - 2:36 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: ROC - Return on Capital. A measure of how effectively a company uses the money invested in its operations.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 29, 2010 - 12:26 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Segregated Fund - An annuity offered by an insurance company which guarantees a... http://fb.me/yn7lbjnH
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 24, 2010 - 11:09 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Profit/Loss - The difference between the open price and the current price in an open... http://fb.me/C6QBx5Eu
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 23, 2010 - 11:40 AM) - check out Controller Ronald C. Green's interview with Bloomberg in their "Houston Saves on Costs Even as... http://fb.me/ONgiDS9J
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 22, 2010 - 11:08 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Inflation - The overall general upward price movement of goods and services in an... http://fb.me/E6F78BlB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 22, 2010 - 10:35 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Trustee in Bankruptcy - Court-appointed trustee who will administer the affairs of a... http://fb.me/wgArKGmc
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 19, 2010 - 11:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Income Elasticity of Demand - Proportionate change in the demand for a good in response... http://fb.me/LtDJoDld
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 18, 2010 - 10:43 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Indirect Loan - Loan deal in which the actual lender may not be known to the borrower.... http://fb.me/LDY2U78W
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 17, 2010 - 10:39 AM) - Houstons Economic Recovery Makes Improvements by Controller Ronald C. Green http://fb.me/LyF8oguL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 16, 2010 - 3:28 PM) - Read the November 2010 edition of "The Green Report" http://fb.me/t7Lv6KL5
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 16, 2010 - 3:26 PM) - "Loss of red-light revenue adds to grim outlook" by Bradley Olson. "Much as Parker did as the city's chief... http://fb.me/zlD4dgE4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 16, 2010 - 10:20 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Export Quota - Restrictions imposed on own exports by a country, either voluntarily or... http://fb.me/Lf6o89j1
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 16, 2010 - 10:14 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commingled Fund - A mutual fund that includes assets from several accounts, pooled... http://fb.me/DYjO0Nko
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 15, 2010 - 1:06 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commingled Fun - A mutual fund that includes assets from several accounts, pooled... http://fb.me/GprKfVDx
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 15, 2010 - 1:06 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Settlement Options - The different methods for paying out a benefit available to... http://fb.me/BlmhmGg9
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 12, 2010 - 12:01 PM) - Stay Informed! City Controller Ronald Green talks about the city's budget. "Red Light Battle Bound for Court?" -... http://fb.me/NTBzSFWa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 10, 2010 - 10:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Writing Naked - Risky investment strategy employed by option writers that allows them... http://fb.me/KC4AqqDF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 10, 2010 - 10:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Residential Mortgage-Backed Security - A type of mortgage-backed security composed of a... http://fb.me/vgdMsGYo
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 09, 2010 - 11:34 AM) - Stay Informed! Your City Controller discusses budget deficit. "Houston City Council seeks ways to balance growing... http://fb.me/viJcOyru
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 09, 2010 - 11:21 AM) - Stay Informed! Your City Controller discusses budget shortfall. "City Faces Big Budget Shortfall"- KPRC Channel 2... http://fb.me/Brp5q3yz
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 09, 2010 - 11:16 AM) - Stay Informed! Your City Controller reports the numbers: "City of Houston Experiencing Budget Woes"- ABC Channel... http://fb.me/LgmiPh2B
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 09, 2010 - 11:10 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Internet Commerce - Broad term covering all commercial activity on the internet,... http://fb.me/NGBLP6Y1
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 08, 2010 - 10:32 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Zero Balance Account - A checking account which always maintains a balance of zero.... http://fb.me/Jvivw3mt
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 05, 2010 - 11:52 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Risk Margin - A value that takes into account the potential movement of a stock in... http://fb.me/LclJ1vG7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 04, 2010 - 10:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Beige Book - Report on current economic conditions, published by the Federal Reserve... http://fb.me/Lwe5DUzW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 03, 2010 - 11:14 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bellweather - A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall... http://fb.me/ItlyVrya
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 02, 2010 - 10:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Consolidation Loan - Installment loan that pays off two or more older-loans with a new... http://fb.me/H4rWdEfr
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (November 01, 2010 - 3:26 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Universal Banking - A system of banking where banks are allowed to provide a variety of... http://fb.me/zNeU5Hei
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 29, 2010 - 1:01 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Equity Capital - Invested money that, in contact to debt capital, is not repaid to the... http://fb.me/IG0LgqPy
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 28, 2010 - 11:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT) - Division of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange that... http://fb.me/MRtZs15t
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 27, 2010 - 10:27 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Call Option - Formal contract between an option seller and an option buyer which gives... http://fb.me/E6tLjg0m
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 26, 2010 - 12:01 PM) - I posted 3 photos on Facebook in the album "Houston Financial Planning Day" http://fb.me/Famp029L
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 25, 2010 - 10:49 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Split - An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a company's stock, such that... http://fb.me/sISYDYQR
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 25, 2010 - 10:35 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Logarithmic Chart - A chart for which the price scale is skewed so that a given... http://fb.me/LqWZfhU4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 22, 2010 - 5:21 PM) - Press Release: City of Houston to Host First Ever Financial Planning Day http://fb.me/Ih0wMDQz
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 21, 2010 - 2:41 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance - CPPI. A type of security derivative that... http://fb.me/Ct9vLILa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 21, 2010 - 11:39 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Limited Discretion - A pre-established agreement between an investor and a broker that... http://fb.me/JidfiYwi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 20, 2010 - 1:48 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Unearned Interest - Interest that has been collected on a loan by a lending institution... http://fb.me/IU9AL26K
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 15, 2010 - 10:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Self-directed Retirement Account - A retirement account in which an investor designates... http://fb.me/JNy9UW0o
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 14, 2010 - 1:24 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Ad Valorem Tax - A tax based on the assessed value of real estate or personal property.... http://fb.me/vieQKDhF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 12, 2010 - 10:07 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Facility - Arrangement under which a bank or supplier extends an advantageous service... http://fb.me/wPcQfTWl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 11, 2010 - 12:04 PM) - Check out my Op-Ed piece, on higher education, in today's Houston Chronicle. http://fb.me/HkAKkiMp
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 09, 2010 - 2:22 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Aggregate - Collective amount, sum, or mass arrived-at by adding or putting together... http://fb.me/IsNGIHOa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 08, 2010 - 10:53 AM) - Learn more about what your City Controller does! http://fb.me/Igq6TtEC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 06, 2010 - 10:59 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Estate - Total of all assets a person possesses and/or is beneficially entitled to.... http://fb.me/IDM3HE5A
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 06, 2010 - 10:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Alternative Order - Two orders given to a broker, for which the execution of either one... http://fb.me/Kt2AuYGh
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 05, 2010 - 12:44 PM) - I posted a new photo to Facebook http://fb.me/JqDuMcFP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 04, 2010 - 1:45 PM) - I posted 3 photos on Facebook in the album "City of Houston, UH, GHP Press Conference" http://fb.me/Fv4kaGhx
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 04, 2010 - 1:40 PM) - I posted 2 photos on Facebook in the album "Bank on Houston Committee Meeting October 4, 2010" http://fb.me/wgNLCASa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 04, 2010 - 1:26 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Forex Swap - A type of foreign exchange swap consisting of two parts, completed at the... http://fb.me/KDWWr3au
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 04, 2010 - 9:25 AM) - Join the City of Houston and Texas Southern University for Houston Financial Planning Day! http://fb.me/w6hPmL7J
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 01, 2010 - 11:36 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Document of Title - Formal commercial document or shipping document that confers and/or... http://fb.me/Ck4ow3vG
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (October 01, 2010 - 11:31 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Comps - In retail, sales at stores which have been for more than one year. This enables... http://fb.me/CjVdmyL6
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 30, 2010 - 10:54 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fund Family - Mutual fund company offering many mutual funds, for various objectives.... http://fb.me/xyG4yqWK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 29, 2010 - 10:41 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Key Ratios - Financial performance measures used by business analysts in evaluation of... http://fb.me/xnaxm6Bi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 28, 2010 - 11:22 AM) - http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000029597 Listen to UH Bauer College Entrepreneurship Program number 1... http://fb.me/yns9L34O
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 27, 2010 - 5:18 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Discount Market - UK's short-term money market comprising of banks, discount houses,... http://fb.me/xol6do5j
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 27, 2010 - 1:00 PM) - LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Check out my new TV show, The Green Report, NOW on HCCTV (Comcast Ch. 19)!... http://fb.me/Aje4mn74
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 22, 2010 - 10:00 PM) - Check out my new TV show, The Green Report, tonight at 9:00 on HCCTV (Comcast Ch. 19)! http://tiny.cc/qudle http://fb.me/HPsmilFZ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 22, 2010 - 9:14 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Quanto Option - Option in one currency, but which pays out in another. Quento options... http://fb.me/HQr4qaDL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 22, 2010 - 3:28 PM) - and the Financial Planning Association of Houston invite you to attend Houston Financial Planning Day on Saturday,... http://fb.me/ICbFbqsY
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 21, 2010 - 4:44 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Lagging Indicators - Economic and financial-marker indicators which tend to change only... http://fb.me/y1yUNVH2
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 21, 2010 - 10:33 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Special Drawing Right - An artificial currency unit based upon several national... http://fb.me/G89M8Edg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 20, 2010 - 1:39 PM) - I posted 17 photos on Facebook in the album "Bank on Houston Press Conference September 8, 2010" http://fb.me/A8jVvvG6
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 17, 2010 - 3:46 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Momentum Indicator - Technical analysis indicator which seeks to predict future market... http://fb.me/xQ2AcASO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 17, 2010 - 11:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Risk Reversal - An indicator of the volatility difference between a call option and a... http://fb.me/xAfVGEpw
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 16, 2010 - 11:38 AM) - Check out The Green Report- September 2010 "Whos Auditing the Auditors!" - http://p0.vresp.com/P2YT0J http://fb.me/Bi1HX0FQ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 15, 2010 - 3:16 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Forward Deal - A transaction consisting of a purchase or sale (often of foreign... http://fb.me/BiB2af34
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 15, 2010 - 2:40 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Buying on Margin - Purchasing an asset by making a down payment and financing the... http://fb.me/GMiO49JH
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 14, 2010 - 1:54 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Currency Convertibility - The ability to exchange money for gold or other currencies.... http://fb.me/xoADUXtv
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 13, 2010 - 10:14 AM) - Controller Green talks about the Controller's Office. Check it out... http://fb.me/FqOKhfya
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 10, 2010 - 4:25 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Investment Trust - Type of investment firm formed for holding securities of other... http://fb.me/Gt7rc99q
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 10, 2010 - 11:49 AM) - Bank on Houston showcased on Univision 45, check it out... http://fb.me/Ew437wiC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 09, 2010 - 3:43 PM) - Bank on Houston showcased on Univision 45, check it out http://www.univision.com/content/videoplayer.jhtml?cid=2529300 http://fb.me/uwmN5pNM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 09, 2010 - 3:41 PM) - Story from KUHF regarding Bank on Houston's Press Conference yesterday. Check it out-... http://fb.me/zYF6O1H4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 09, 2010 - 11:52 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Subscription Right - The right of current shareholders to maintain their fractional... http://fb.me/J8CJfftw
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 09, 2010 - 10:23 AM) - I posted 15 photos on Facebook in the album "Bank on Houston Press Conference September 8, 2010" http://fb.me/BJpXuuVn
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 08, 2010 - 5:39 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Work in Process - Contracting: Partly completed jobs valued at total cost up to the... http://fb.me/FitoFBkJ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 08, 2010 - 12:22 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Direct Purchase Program - A SEC-regulated program which enables a company to sell... http://fb.me/H9chTjuN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 07, 2010 - 11:44 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Term Certain Method - A distribution calculation method for retirement accounts based... http://fb.me/GQLnYGh3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 03, 2010 - 10:31 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bank Examiner - Individual who reviews a bank's operations, such as lending policies,... http://fb.me/EVDxYKDu
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 02, 2010 - 11:43 AM) - Oil rig explodes in Gulf this morning, 90 miles off the coast of Louisiana. All 13 people on the rig are accounted for... thank goodness.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 02, 2010 - 11:39 AM) - is sponsoring Houston Financial Planning Day, October 23rd 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Free one-on-one financial planning and... http://fb.me/EWUluCcX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 01, 2010 - 3:59 PM) - I posted 10 photos on Facebook in the album "Controller Green Photos 09/01/2010" http://fb.me/I849a3ha
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 01, 2010 - 1:07 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Annual Exclusion - The maximum amount that a person is allowed to give another person... http://fb.me/F1bqknMv
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (September 01, 2010 - 10:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Rate of Exchange - Rate at which one currency may be converted into another.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 31, 2010 - 10:36 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Unsecured Lender - Lender who advances a loan on the basis of a borrower's signatures... http://fb.me/EDMQq3wg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 30, 2010 - 12:20 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Labor Market Flexibility - A firm's ability to make changes to its workforce in terms... http://fb.me/ExjixbHo
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 26, 2010 - 6:36 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: FOMC - (Federal Open Market Committee) - A 12-member committee which sets credit and... http://fb.me/G9D2vCMk
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 25, 2010 - 10:22 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Voluntary Liquidation - A liquidation that is supported by a company's shareholders, as... http://fb.me/Hj4LTnH9
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 24, 2010 - 10:26 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Benchmarking - Measurement of the quality of a firm's policies, products, programs,... http://fb.me/HEAzaCpz
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 23, 2010 - 10:29 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Give Up - A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers where one does not use his/her name.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 19, 2010 - 2:38 PM) - I posted a new photo to Facebook http://fb.me/DZOaJBGR
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 18, 2010 - 11:53 AM) - Lights, Camera, Action! The Green Report will be on TV soon!... http://fb.me/xRam2mMV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 18, 2010 - 11:45 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fisher Effect - An indicator of the return expected per share. It equals free cash flow... http://fb.me/AeqHdXMg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 18, 2010 - 11:38 AM) - I posted 3 photos on Facebook in the album "Controller Green in the Community" http://fb.me/xNfGOmk5
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 17, 2010 - 4:20 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Statutory Stock Option - A type of employee stock option which provides tax advantages... http://fb.me/ECAsjCev
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 17, 2010 - 3:36 PM) - The Green Report - August 2010 - http://p0.vresp.com/Xpx4Jt http://fb.me/vCf7Ni6J
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 16, 2010 - 8:34 PM) - "U.S. Economy Slows, While Houston Economy Improves" by Controller Green... http://fb.me/Cc4c0TY0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 16, 2010 - 8:34 PM) - The Green Report- August 2010 http://p0.vresp.com/Xpx4Jt http://fb.me/xIpFdWQ3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 16, 2010 - 6:38 PM) - Check out The Green Report - August 2010 http://p0.vresp.com/Xpx4Jt http://fb.me/FQ0nw88s
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 16, 2010 - 6:25 PM) - Check out The Green Report - August 2010 http://p0.vresp.com/Xpx4Jt http://fb.me/uiOfmoOj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 16, 2010 - 6:24 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Recourse - Loan Agreements: Legal right of a lender to seek repayment of the loan from... http://fb.me/H5xEB1qc
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 16, 2010 - 11:32 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Forward Points - The number of basis points added to or subtracted from the spot rate... http://fb.me/GKIxTmp7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 13, 2010 - 2:45 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Reverse Convertible Bond - A type of bond that can be converted into cash or stock at a specific date.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 12, 2010 - 1:02 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Store of Value - A commodity, currency or other type of capital that is tradable and... http://fb.me/F9XMstxJ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 11, 2010 - 3:09 PM) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it would leave interest rates steady in a zero to 0.25 percent range, and also... http://fb.me/v9Neevqg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 10, 2010 - 2:35 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Unlevered Beta - The beta of a company after subtracting out the impact of its debt... http://fb.me/DqQ0kbDE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 10, 2010 - 1:26 PM) - Listen to your City Controller Ronald C. Green on KUHF discussing 'Bank on Houston.'... http://fb.me/yBR6n4Pi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 09, 2010 - 12:11 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Credit Scoring - A statistical technique used to determine whether to extend credit to a borrower.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 09, 2010 - 10:40 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: DRIP Dividend Reinvestment Plan An investment plan offered by some corporations... http://fb.me/FcDc2MqO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 06, 2010 - 11:13 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Record All documented information, regardless of its characteristics, media, physical... http://fb.me/x4rYFMLX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 05, 2010 - 10:41 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 A federal law signed by President... http://fb.me/CXk3fEIf
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 04, 2010 - 1:27 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Medium-Cap A company with a market capitalization of over $1 billion, but below $5 billion.
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 03, 2010 - 10:33 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Joint Stock Company Corporation with unlimited liability for the shareholders.... http://fb.me/wCz95df3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (August 02, 2010 - 10:23 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Book Runner - The primary underwriter in debt and equity deals. The book runner works... http://fb.me/F0qkzjsF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 30, 2010 - 12:23 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Special Drawing Right (SDR) - An artificial currency unit based upon several national... http://fb.me/uiKtEy7N
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 29, 2010 - 11:17 AM) - Press Release: Bank on Houston Nears 40,000 New Bank Users... http://fb.me/FtARQgHO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 28, 2010 - 5:12 PM) - Controller Ronald C. Green talks about Bank on Houston, check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK5L9CGGRlc http://fb.me/whZecsPB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 28, 2010 - 1:29 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Corporate Structure - A grouping of difference positions and departments within a... http://fb.me/EgBGHfGA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 28, 2010 - 10:52 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Lookback Option - Call or put option whose strike price is not determined until the... http://fb.me/A1QbFkJY
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 27, 2010 - 10:52 AM) - City of Houston Controller and TSU Law School graduate Ronald C. Green will speak to TSU's 2010 summer graduates... http://fb.me/syddx0ev
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 26, 2010 - 12:07 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Partnership - Type of business organization in which two or more individuals pool... http://fb.me/zIUGNFeL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 26, 2010 - 10:51 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security - A type of mortgage-backed security backed by... http://fb.me/C9uvWZWx
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 22, 2010 - 3:21 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security - A type of mortgage-backed securities backed by... http://fb.me/tNDTCHoZ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 22, 2010 - 3:20 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Benefit - Desirable and measurable outcome or result from an action, investment,... http://fb.me/DpeeL44G
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 20, 2010 - 10:07 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Spot Next - The purchase of a currency that is to be delivered the day after the spot... http://fb.me/CNvxAzJU
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 19, 2010 - 12:09 PM) - Pick up your copy of the Houston Business Journal, featuring Controller Ronald Green.... http://fb.me/ti5xffUk
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 2:04 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Basel I - A document written in 1988 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision,... http://fb.me/CpWMWvyU
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 16, 2010 - 1:57 PM) - Check out The Green Report - July 2010 - http://p0.vresp.com/A4jUBd http://fb.me/ALFqja1m
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 15, 2010 - 3:33 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Buy In - A securities-related term referring to a situation in which an investor must... http://fb.me/z6lSl0Fq
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 15, 2010 - 11:46 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Direct Transfer - The movement of tax-deferred retirement assets from one plan or... http://fb.me/EGskK0P2
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 14, 2010 - 10:33 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Price Fixing - Collusion among competitors to (1) sell a good or commodity at the same... http://fb.me/CiV3086K
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 13, 2010 - 10:20 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Ex-stock Dividends - A security which no longer carries the right to the most recently... http://fb.me/BqnX3fKU
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 12, 2010 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Ex-stock Dividends - A security which no longer carries the right to the most recently... http://fb.me/BEaGyWlj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 12, 2010 - 10:23 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Abnormal Return - The difference between the return on a stock and the performance of... http://fb.me/CLNmjBlL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 09, 2010 - 1:00 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Short Position - Situation where a dealer or investor sells commodities, financial... http://fb.me/sDWKcPoy
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 08, 2010 - 12:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Options Clearing Corporation - The organization that handles clearing of the options... http://fb.me/Ee4Bfzpa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 07, 2010 - 10:37 AM) - Check out Controller Green's article in Sunday's paper.... http://fb.me/CvGkwf6J
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 06, 2010 - 10:10 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Monetary Reserve - A government's stockpile of foreign currency and precious metals.... http://fb.me/Eq1ojsqw
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 06, 2010 - 10:07 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Trading Book - An accounting book that includes all securities that the institution... http://fb.me/vbEzKZ2Z
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 02, 2010 - 11:58 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Indirect Investment - A way of investing in real estate without actually investing in... http://fb.me/BkvlxxeL
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (July 01, 2010 - 1:54 PM) - Press Release: City Controller's Audit Focuses on City's Fuel Usage... http://fb.me/DOWJgudH
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 30, 2010 - 5:58 PM) - Press Release: City Controllers Audit Focuses on Citys Fuel Usage... http://fb.me/DLGxeoxo
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 30, 2010 - 5:57 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Series HH Bond - Series HH bonds are sold in amounts from $500 to $10,000. They may be... http://fb.me/AAdEAEe9
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 30, 2010 - 12:42 PM) - check out Controller Green talking about what the Controller's Office does,... http://fb.me/wPFBXIHc
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 29, 2010 - 3:51 PM) - check out Controller Green talking about what the Contrller's Office does,... http://fb.me/ua2HxaHj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 29, 2010 - 3:46 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Chargeback - Electronic commerce: Withdrawl by the credit card issuer of the amount... http://fb.me/DvU1vV8f
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 29, 2010 - 10:29 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Dividend Payout - The amount of cash that a company sends to its shareholders in the... http://fb.me/Dy7kTQHR
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 28, 2010 - 12:20 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Cash Forward Contract - A cash market transaction in which a seller agrees to deliver a... http://fb.me/AsDdeIyX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 25, 2010 - 11:34 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Stapled Security - A security which is comprised of two parts that cannot be separated... http://fb.me/ASPf388G
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 24, 2010 - 10:56 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commodity - A physical substance, such as food, grains, and metals, which is... http://fb.me/AVkhgseA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 23, 2010 - 10:20 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Liquidity Risk - Probability of loss arising from a situation where (1) there will not... http://fb.me/C5x5XiLG
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 22, 2010 - 11:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Key Performance Indicators - A set of measures that help a company determine if it is... http://fb.me/wlEJDpBA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 21, 2010 - 11:34 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Private Limited Company - Type of incorporated firm which (like a public firm) offers... http://fb.me/AkQplcxP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 18, 2010 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Full Ratchet - In venture capital, an investor protection provision which specifies... http://fb.me/u5uUmdzk
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 17, 2010 - 10:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Public Good - Item whose consumption is not decided by the individual consumer but by... http://bit.ly/aLghth
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 16, 2010 - 12:18 PM) - Check out The Green Report - June 2010! "Budget Shortfall: Yes. Positive Outlook: Definitely!"... http://bit.ly/9nKW6G
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 15, 2010 - 6:36 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bear Spread - An option strategy designed to profit from a drop in a security's price,... http://bit.ly/9WQDkp
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 15, 2010 - 3:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Pension Plan - Scheme under which retirement benefits accrue and are distributed to the... http://bit.ly/9FkIgP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 14, 2010 - 11:11 AM) - Think finance isn't exciting? Think again! Subscribe to Controller Ronald C. Green's monthly newsletter by sending... http://bit.ly/chSkUV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 11, 2010 - 2:23 PM) - I posted 6 photos on Facebook in the album "Controller Green in the Community" http://bit.ly/bHza74
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 11, 2010 - 1:43 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: SWIFT - Society for Worldwide Financial Telecommunications. Global communication network... http://bit.ly/b2Oi2a
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 11, 2010 - 11:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Overhead Ratio - Operating expenses divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net... http://bit.ly/d7xIEw
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 10, 2010 - 11:00 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Broad Money - One measure of the money supply that includes M1, plus savings and small... http://bit.ly/bJ3Okf
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 09, 2010 - 11:10 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: ISM Manufacturing Index - A monthly index released by the Institute of Supply Management... http://bit.ly/9JRvPM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 08, 2010 - 10:08 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Open-ended Inventment Company (OEIC) - A type of company that allows investors to... http://bit.ly/a5bh3b
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 07, 2010 - 11:32 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Extended Broad Money - One measure of the money supply that includes M2, plus large time... http://bit.ly/cbPEaV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 04, 2010 - 11:01 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Impairment Charge - A specific reduction on a company's balance sheet that adjusts the... http://bit.ly/dmY6OP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 03, 2010 - 11:06 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Previous Balance Method - A technique for calculating finance charges on a credit card... http://bit.ly/9LgC9N
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (June 01, 2010 - 11:53 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Net Income Multiplier - The price of an asset divided by the net income it generates in... http://bit.ly/d02vbF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 28, 2010 - 11:30 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: A-B Trust - US trust that divides into two trusts upon the death of its settlor. http://bit.ly/cXiPBq
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 27, 2010 - 11:04 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Net Interest Income - A financial measure for banks, calculated by the amount of money... http://bit.ly/9iJeUP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 26, 2010 - 12:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Currency Trading - The act of buying and selling world currencies. It is most often... http://bit.ly/a6knH0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 25, 2010 - 12:02 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Normal Distribution - A probability distribution shaped like a bell, often found in... http://bit.ly/dcS4Yy
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 24, 2010 - 11:03 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Invest - To engage in any activity in which money is put at risk for the purpose of... http://bit.ly/be7Ajl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 21, 2010 - 2:53 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Invest - To engage in any activity in which money is put at risk for the purpose of... http://bit.ly/cMxo8j
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 21, 2010 - 2:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Zero Coupon Bond - Bond that (1) pays no interest but instead is sold at a deep... http://bit.ly/crhoa0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 20, 2010 - 10:49 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Collar - The lowest rate acceptable to a buyer of bonds, or the lowest price acceptable... http://bit.ly/aVKZMF
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 19, 2010 - 2:48 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Revocation - The act of recalling or terminating a previously granted power of attorney. http://bit.ly/akDWDO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 18, 2010 - 2:54 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Automatic Exercise - The procedure that prevents in-the-money equity options from... http://bit.ly/aD5LWV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 17, 2010 - 11:13 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Margin Lending - A program through lending institutions that allows an individual to... http://bit.ly/b3pjQh
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 14, 2010 - 12:39 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Active Account - A brokerage account in which there are many transactions. http://bit.ly/9DBugg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 13, 2010 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Vertical Analysis - Technique for identifying relationships between items in the same... http://bit.ly/ayzU0y
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 12, 2010 - 11:07 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Incentive Stock Option (ISO) - A type of employee stock option which provides tax... http://bit.ly/9hYHMg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 10, 2010 - 11:43 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Contingent Order - An order which is to be executed only if another is executed first.... http://bit.ly/bKMbtB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 06, 2010 - 1:08 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) - Non-proprietary (open) industry standard... http://bit.ly/94bti7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 05, 2010 - 11:23 AM) - 's OFFICE PROPOSES POLICY CHANGE TO COMPRESSED WORKWEEK. check it out http://www.houstontx.gov/controller/20100503.html http://bit.ly/aWT35q
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 04, 2010 - 2:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Accumulation - Buying over a period of time. For example, this might be done by an... http://bit.ly/aq7WNE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 04, 2010 - 12:01 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Back to Back Loans - An arrangement in which two companies in different countries... http://bit.ly/d0b1rJ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (May 03, 2010 - 11:52 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Expense - Money expended or cost incurred in a firm's efforts to generate revenue,... http://bit.ly/cutPr3
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 30, 2010 - 12:34 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Quantity Demanded - The amount of goods which would be demanded at a particular price.... http://bit.ly/alsFUB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 29, 2010 - 10:37 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Production Possibility Frontier(PPF) - A curve that compares the trade offs between two... http://bit.ly/b8tmlZ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 28, 2010 - 12:57 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Consortium - Short-term arrangement in which several firms (from the same or different... http://bit.ly/chzV3S
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 23, 2010 - 3:51 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Market Maker - A brokerage or bank that maintains a firm bid and ask price in a given... http://bit.ly/ciJD0v
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 22, 2010 - 11:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: U.S. Treasury Securities - Negotiable U.S. Government debt obligations, backed by its... http://bit.ly/d6TOE4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 21, 2010 - 9:28 AM) - Press Release - Controller's Office Hosts Worthing High School Students for "Saving Green with Controller Green"... http://bit.ly/cZqstl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 20, 2010 - 7:02 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Circular Flow of Income - A model that indicates how money moves throughout an economy,... http://bit.ly/aVGcct
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 20, 2010 - 6:25 PM) - I posted 6 photos on Facebook in the album "Controller Green in the Community" http://bit.ly/bHza74
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 19, 2010 - 6:10 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Odd-Lot Theory - A technical analysis theory based on using odd-lot trading behavior as... http://bit.ly/dgG44K
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 19, 2010 - 10:31 AM) - -Controller Ronald Green Backs Lakewood Sale, Releases Audit of Airport System Development Corporation. Check it... http://bit.ly/97efbD
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 16, 2010 - 2:20 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bear Raid - A trader's attempt to force down the price of a particular security by... http://bit.ly/aN6Amb
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 16, 2010 - 10:29 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Repatriation - Capital flow from a foreign country to the country of origin. This... http://bit.ly/cRqhFC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 15, 2010 - 10:49 AM) - releases press release regarding a contract compliance audit involving HAS Development Corporation (HASDC).... http://bit.ly/bmI1UM
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 14, 2010 - 3:59 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Participation Certificate - Financing in which an individual buys a share of the lease... http://bit.ly/aMzgff
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 14, 2010 - 3:28 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Wash Sale - Stock approved by the Federal Reserve and an investor's broker as being... http://bit.ly/aWjkTu
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 13, 2010 - 11:01 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Overnight Limit - The maximum amount of currency positions that can be carried over... http://bit.ly/cmQqpB
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 12, 2010 - 10:16 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Stapled Security - A security which is comprised of two parts that cannot be separated... http://bit.ly/bQzfZQ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 09, 2010 - 1:17 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Permitted Currency - A minor foreign currency that is allowed to be converted into a... http://bit.ly/9nMijN
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 08, 2010 - 11:24 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: U.S. Government Agency Security - A security, usually a bond, issued by a U.S.... http://bit.ly/9yTBAP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 07, 2010 - 9:35 AM) - will be joining the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities for the 1st Annual Financial Empowerment Literacy... http://bit.ly/aWFYkP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 06, 2010 - 5:43 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Adjusted Debit Balance - Value used to determine a margin account's position, as... http://bit.ly/b46hPa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 06, 2010 - 11:53 AM) - - Check out Controller Green's interview with the Defender.... http://bit.ly/bZGTJw
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 05, 2010 - 6:00 PM) - - Harris property tax values will likely drop 4%. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6940100.html http://bit.ly/dgrDmm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 02, 2010 - 12:23 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) - Investment vehicle similar to a mutual fund... http://bit.ly/cEnrTl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 02, 2010 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: non-traditional balance sheet - Balance sheet that assigns due value to intellectual... http://bit.ly/cJaBQf
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (April 01, 2010 - 10:30 AM) - Houston City Council has approved to sell the Lakewood Church facility. http://bit.ly/c3HrFm
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 31, 2010 - 11:58 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Adjustible Rate - Any interest rate that changes on a periodic basis. The change is... http://bit.ly/ct4nfa
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 31, 2010 - 11:20 AM) - - City Controller Ronald Green responds to the sale of Lakewood Church. Check it out... http://bit.ly/bXqLoW
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 30, 2010 - 4:41 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: knock out option - An option that becomes worthless in the event that the underlying... http://bit.ly/cBLw2p
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 30, 2010 - 10:32 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Capital Net Worth - For a public company, the excess of assets over liabilities consist... http://bit.ly/c3uUre
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 29, 2010 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Joint Venture - New firm formed to achieve specific objectives of a partnership like... http://bit.ly/9TQ4oP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 26, 2010 - 10:40 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Repurchase Agreement (RP or REPO) - This is an agreement in which a government entity... http://bit.ly/bPij4n
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 25, 2010 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Yield - This is the percentage rate of return an investor will receive, taking into... http://bit.ly/bGbiZR
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 24, 2010 - 10:53 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: GFOA - This is the acronym for Government Finance Officers Association. http://bit.ly/bfmN3E
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 23, 2010 - 10:38 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) - This is the City's annual financial... http://bit.ly/c3h9zE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 22, 2010 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commercial Paper (Tax-Exempt) - Short term promissory notes that are issued for a... http://bit.ly/byvHhl
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 19, 2010 - 10:54 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: FY - This is the acronym for Fiscal Year. http://bit.ly/bUG7so
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 18, 2010 - 10:49 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) - A report, which illustrates the monthly... http://bit.ly/b8Hci0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 17, 2010 - 10:25 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: GASB - This is the acronym for Governmental Accounting Standards Board. http://bit.ly/9W3Od0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 16, 2010 - 10:14 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: POS - This is the acronym for Public Offering Statement. http://bit.ly/cHrHFA
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 15, 2010 - 9:50 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Debt Service Fund - A fund established to account for the accumulation of resources for... http://bit.ly/9Z7ulX
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 12, 2010 - 10:33 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: PIB - This is the acronym for Public Improvement Bonds issued by the City. http://bit.ly/9vA7vE
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 11, 2010 - 10:16 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Carry Over Balance - The remaining balance of a project carried over from one year to... http://bit.ly/c0Czd4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 10, 2010 - 11:26 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Arbitrage - For municipal bonds, this is the difference in the interest rate paid on an... http://bit.ly/cLFrgd
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 09, 2010 - 10:26 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Treasury Bills and Treasury Notes - These are the obligations issued by the U.S.... http://bit.ly/9QKkNe
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 08, 2010 - 10:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) - The schedule of capital projects for a five-year period... http://bit.ly/9gNDqZ
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 05, 2010 - 10:08 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Securities - Date on which a stock or unit holder must own the stock or unit to be... http://bit.ly/a3jK1t
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 04, 2010 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Fund Balance - This is the difference between fund assets and fund liabilities of... http://bit.ly/95ep3D
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 03, 2010 - 10:05 AM) - Do you have the right mix of investments? Check out http://www.riskprofiling.com/money. http://bit.ly/bQNvRS
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 02, 2010 - 3:03 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Appropriation Ordinance - The legal document that authorizes an appropriation. http://bit.ly/d5vgrt
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 02, 2010 - 10:20 AM) - Houston Counts Census 2010: Why do we have a Census? The U.S. Constitution requires it. The Census determines... http://bit.ly/agGTkU
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 01, 2010 - 12:22 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Appropriation - An authorization by City Council to delegate and/or expend City funds... http://bit.ly/cXybWi
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (March 01, 2010 - 10:18 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Portfolio - This is a list of investments, securities, and commercial paper owned by the... http://bit.ly/cMYxw8
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 26, 2010 - 10:55 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MOFOR) - A report, which illustrates the... http://bit.ly/cb3zwj
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 25, 2010 - 10:15 AM) - Do you need to save more for retirement? Check out basic.esplanner.com. http://bit.ly/acXpeO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 24, 2010 - 4:04 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: GFS - This is the acronym for Government Financial System. http://bit.ly/aLWrIf
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 24, 2010 - 11:58 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Budget Ordinance - The legal document that authorizes the approved budget by City Council. http://bit.ly/bhX3Y0
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 23, 2010 - 10:42 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Commercial Paper - Short term promissory notes that are issued for a specific amount and... http://bit.ly/cAfjjC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 22, 2010 - 10:44 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Accrual Basis - Recording the effects of a financial transaction during the period in... http://bit.ly/a6YA27
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 19, 2010 - 10:06 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Certificates of Obligation - Medium term debt issued for specific amounts, usually for... http://bit.ly/cigSUO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 18, 2010 - 10:53 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Maturity - This is the date when an obligation, such as a note or bond, is due. http://bit.ly/d8oZzT
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 17, 2010 - 10:12 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: SAP - This is the acronym used to describe the firm and or software used to run the new... http://bit.ly/dn9qnP
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 16, 2010 - 9:56 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Appropriation - An authorization by City Council to delegate and/or expend City funds... http://bit.ly/bXDe6S
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 15, 2010 - 10:27 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: FMS - This is an acronym for the Financial Management System, the City's former... http://bit.ly/bc4zjC
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 12, 2010 - 10:08 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Budget Calendar - The schedule of events related to the City budget process leading to... http://bit.ly/cC0sZt
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 11, 2010 - 10:23 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Variable Rate Debt - Securities sold with a fluctuating interest rate based on market... http://bit.ly/9leijD
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 10, 2010 - 11:21 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Capital Assets- Those assets carried on the books of a municipality if greater than a... http://bit.ly/c4CFN7
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 09, 2010 - 11:14 AM) - Controller's Office Audit Identifies $3.6 Million in Annual Savings. http://www.houstontx.gov/controller/20100208.html http://bit.ly/bQh6BV
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 08, 2010 - 4:48 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Bond- Certificates of debt issued by the government, which guarantee payment of the... http://bit.ly/9q6bht
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 08, 2010 - 10:23 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Effective Tax Rate- This is the total taxes paid to city, county, state and public... http://bit.ly/bIb9jK
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 05, 2010 - 10:08 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Encumbrance- The reserving of funding for a specific obligation or purpose. http://bit.ly/9HY2Bq
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 04, 2010 - 9:58 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: Carry Over Expenditure: Capital project expenditures carried over into next fiscal year. http://bit.ly/bMmoHg
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 03, 2010 - 2:29 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Money Market - The market in which short-term, low risk securities are issues and traded. http://bit.ly/bfanD4
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 02, 2010 - 11:41 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Money Markey- The market in which short-term, low risk securities are issues and traded. http://bit.ly/9Qt64M
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 02, 2010 - 9:57 AM) - Financial Term of the Day: CDBG- This is an acronym for Community Development Block Grant. http://bit.ly/auNBIO
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (February 01, 2010 - 10:03 AM) - Controller Ronald Green names David Schroeder as interim City Auditor to replace retiring City Auditor Stephen... http://bit.ly/c5nSBn
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 29, 2010 - 6:16 PM) - Financial Term of the Day: Audit- The examination of records or accounts to verify their accuracy. http://bit.ly/dx4H1H
Office of Houston City Controller, Texas (January 29, 2010 - 10:03 AM)
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