EXCEL-lent
Market Mania
Only Acronyms
Debt, Taxes, & Equity - the taxes
Corporate Division
100

This command "on windows" applies a formula to all the cells to the right!

What is Ctr. R?

100

This economic term is defined as a tax paid on imported goods imposed by the government.

What is a tariff?

100

This agency regulates business practices, consumer competition, and anti-trust laws around commercial environments in the nation.

What is the FTC?

100
This word demonstrates assets that are placed as backbones behind specific financed activities, specifically for the purpose of being reclaimed if payment is not made.

What is collateral?

100

This sector of finance involves banking with companies worth 100M+, specifically around debt and credit-based lending.

What is corporate banking?

200

In standard financial models, this color represents hard-coded inputs?

What is blue?

200
This percentage metrics is has been slightly growing year over year to around 4.4% in early 2026. This metric will continue to rise, affecting many individuals, as AI grows as well.

What is the unemployment rate?

200

This valuation method is common in a majority of financial sectors, utilizing a cash-based enterprise value approach.

What is a DCF?

200

This type of compensation is outside of net income and is given to shareholders after periods of good success?

What are dividends?

200

This sector of finance specifically focus around active watching of specific financial instruments and market influences to valuation.

What is asset management?

300

This formatting tool allows for messy data to be organized in a digestable, table format.

What is a Pivot Table?


300

This event in early 2023 was caused by panicked venture capitalist investors taking out funds after unrealized losses on long-term securities led to asset fire sales.

What was the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse?

300

This financial rate is commonly used in various different corporate loan settings through pricing. This specific rate fluctuates on a daily basis?

What is the SOFR (Secure Overnight Financing Rate)?

300

This event occurs when companies issue more shares as a financing activity, and current shareholders suffer.

What is dilution?

300
This specific sector of finance involves direct transactions into non-public firms and management of restructuring, operations, and debt management.

What is private equity?

400

This is the tool not meant to be used when performing excel tasks according to industry practices.

What is the mouse?

400

This position makes significant decisions around monetary policy and any statement made by this the person in this position can drastically effect markets.

What is the Fed Chair?

400

This metric allows for creditors to understand financing capabilities with accounting for expenses paid for via operational income.

What is the FCCR?

400

This type of debt is hybrid in nature, as it is subordinated but has options to shift into equity participation models through conversion. PIK interest schedules is often incorporated in this kind of debt.

What is mezzanine debt?

400

This division of financial helps develop specific derivative and financial instruments tailored to individual risk profiles, often fixed in terms of nature.

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