| 1. | Japanese Housewives | A term coined by the financial press to refer to the Japanese households that speculated on the carry trade and became a major seller of yen, thereby driving the currency against the levels More… |
| 2. | Japanese yen | The yen is the Japanese currency unit. It is the third most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market after United States dollar and the Euro. See also: JPY |
| 3. | Jean Claude Trichet | President of the European Central Bank, appointed November, 2003. |
| 4. | Jim Cramer | A financial market analyst, host of CNBC's Mad Money, and co-founder of TheStreet.com. |
| 5. | Jobber | A trader who trades for small, short-term profits during the course of a trading session, rarely carrying a position overnight. |
| 6. | JPY | Japan's currency code. This entry identifies the national medium of exchange and, in parenthesis, gives the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 4217 alphabetic More… |
| 7. | Jurisdiction Risk | The risk that funds will be lost when placed under the jurisdiction of a foreign authority. |
