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  1. Lemon

  2. Leprechaun Leader

  3. Levered Free Cash Flow

  4. Linden Dollar

  5. Lindsay Lohan Stock Index

  6. Lipper Leader

  7. Lipstick Effect

  8. Loan Shark

  9. Lobster Trap

  10. Longevity Risk

  11. Losing Your Shirt

  12. Loss Leader Strategy

  13. Loss Management

  14. Low-Hanging Fruit

  15. Macro Manager

  16. Mad Hatter

  17. Magnet Employer

  18. Main Street

  19. Managed Money

  20. Mancession

  21. Manipulation

  22. Margin Creep

  23. Market Cannibalization

  24. Market Jitters

  25. Market Maven

  26. Market Perform

  27. Market Timing

  28. Marquee Asset

  29. Masterbrand

  30. Max Pain

  31. Mega Deal

  32. Michael Milken

  33. Micro Manager

  34. Middleman

  35. Mindshare

  36. Mini Madoff

  37. Mission Critical

  38. Mission Statement

  39. Mom And Pop

  40. Mondustrial Policy

  41. Mortgage Electronic Registration System - MERS

  42. Mortgage Participation Certificate

  43. Mortgage-Backed Revenue Bond

  44. Mr. Copper

  45. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency - MIGA

  46. Multiple Managers

  47. Muppet Bait

  48. Mutilated Security

  49. Narrow Moat

  50. Negative Return

  51. Nervous Nellie

  52. Netback

  53. Netscaped

  54. New Economy

  55. New Indications

  56. New Paradigm

  57. New York Dollar

  58. Nonrenewable Resource

  59. Nordic Tiger

  60. Obamanomics

  61. October Effect

  62. Old Lady

  63. On Stream

  64. One Night Stand Investment

  65. One-Stop Shop

  66. Open Kimono

  67. Open-End Lease

  68. Oprah Effect

  69. Ostrich

  70. Over-Selling

  71. Overstay

  72. Ovoboby

  73. Pac-Man

  74. Pac-Man Defense

  75. Pale Recession

  76. Paper Millionaire

  77. Paris Hilton Stock Index

  78. Pay Czar

  79. Pay Czar Clause

  80. Paycation

  81. Perp Walk

  82. Pick-And-Shovel Play

  83. Pig

  84. Pink Slip

  85. Pink Slip Party

  86. Pip-Squeak Pop

  87. Play

  88. Ponzi Scheme

  89. Poop

  90. Pork Chop

  91. Pork-Barrel Politics

  92. Pot Is Clean

  93. Power Ratio

  94. Pre-Depreciation Profit

  95. Predators' Ball

  96. Preference Shares

  97. Preferred Debt

  98. Premium Raid

  99. Price Fixing

  100. Problem Child

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  1. Pattern Day Trader

    An SEC designation for traders who trade the same security four or more times per day (buys and sells) over a five-day period, and for whom same-day trades make up at least 6% of their activity for that period.
  2. Cost-Push Inflation

    A phenomenon in which the general price levels rise (inflation) due to increases in the cost of wages and raw materials.
  3. Happiness Economics

    The formal academic study of the relationship between individual satisfaction and economic issues, such as employment and wealth.
  4. Affluenza

    A social condition arising from the desire to be more wealthy, successful or to "keep up with the Joneses." Affluenza is symptomatic of a culture that holds up financial success as one of the highest achievements.
  5. Icarus Factor

    The term Icarus factor describes a situation where managers or executives initiate an overly ambitious project which then fails. Fueled by excitement for the project, the executives are unable to reign in their misguided enthusiasm before it is too late to avoid the failure.
  6. Angelina Jolie Stock Index

    An index made up of a selection of stocks from companies associated with actress Angela Jolie.
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