Visible supply is the amount of goods or commodities that are currently stored or transported and are available to be bought or sold. 

Variance is a measurement of the spread between several numbers in a data set.

Value investing is an investment strategy of picking stocks which appear to be traded beyond market value. Investors seek out these stocks when they think that the stock market is underestimating them. 

A virtual good is a good sold and purchased in a virtual realm, like an online community for example.

A vertical market is a market consisting companies and customers that are all interconnected around a specific market niche. Companies in a such market are tending to the market’s needs and do not serve a broader market. 

Vega is a type of measurement the can tell whether the price for the security is dependent on the volatility of the underlying asset. Vega can also represent the amount the option’s price can change due changes in volatility of the underlying asset.

Vetting is a process of researching a business or an individual before venturing on a joint endeavor or before investing into them.

Vulture fund is a fund that buys securities in distress times, it often involves purchasing securities which are in the verge of bankruptcy.

Vintage is name for a mortgage backed security that has aged for around 30 years. It can be described as a security with less prepayment and default risk for a trader.

Volatility swap is a forward contract with payments basing on realized volatility. The cash in such cases is settled based on the difference between the realized volatility and volatility strike.