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EquityFor the actors' guilds called "equity," see Actors' Equity Association (U. or British Actors' Equity Association (U. For "equity" as the value of an ownership interest in property, see ownership equity. Equity is the name given to the whole area of the le Equity investmentEquity investment generally refers to the buying and holding of shares of stock on a stock market by individuals and funds in anticipation of income from dividends and capital gain as the value of the stock rises. It also sometimes refers to the acquisiti Equity derivativeEquity derivatives are products designed to profit from changes in the value of Equity indices. They fall into two broad classes Listed futures and options on different global equity indices Over the counter (OTC) forwards and options Equity index futures Equity theoryEquity theory . In business, the idea that employees try to maintain equity between inputs and outputs compared to others in similar positions. For example, a teacher employed in a school in Toronto, would expect his pay to be somehow equal to a teacher i Equity loanAn equity loan is a mortgage placed on real estate in exchange for cash to the borrower. For example, if a person owns a home worth $100,000, but does not currently have a lien on it, they may take an equity loan at 80% loan to value (LVR) or $80,000 in c Equity swapsAn equity swap is a derivative security where a set of future cash flows are exchanged between two counterparties. One of these cash flow streams will typically be based on an interest bearing reference asset. The other will be based on the performance of Equity market Equity premium puzzle