Non-cash item describes negotiable instrument, like a check or bank draft, which is deposited but can’t be credited until it clears the issuer's account.

Non-cash charge is a written down or accounting expense that does not need a cash payment.

A natural monopoly is a monopoly that exists due to the high start-up costs or powerful economies of scale of doing business in a specific industry. 

News trader is a trader who largely makes decisions based on news announcements. 

Net proceeds are the amount which the seller receives after the sale of an asset after all costs and expenses are deducted from gross proceeds.

Net volume is a technical indicator calculated by subtracting security's uptick volume by its downtick volume over a certain given period of time.

Net-net is a value investing technique where a company is valued solely because of its net current assets.

Net premium is the anticipated present value of a policy’s benefits less than expected value of future premiums. 

Nominal is a financial term meaning very small or really below the real value or cost.

A non-controlling interest is a situation where a shareholder owns less than 50% of company’s shares and has no control over the decisions. 

Non-operating is a class of assets which are not essential to the ongoing operations of a business but still can generate income.

A noncallable is a financial security that can’t be redeemed early by the issuer except after having paid a penalty. 

Nationalization is when a government takes control of a single company or even the whole industry, which generally occurs without compensating the previous owner of the seized property and without their consent.

The next eleven are the eleven countries which are predicted to become the biggest economies in the 21st century. The next eleven are South Korea, Mexico, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Turkey and Vietnam. 

Narrow money is all of the money supply held by the Central Bank – banknotes, coins, liquid assets and even demand deposits.

Natural capital refers to the stock of the companies which hold natural resources – oil and water for example. All of the commodities are to be certified in order for the company to profit off of them in the futures market.

Neuroeconomics is a science that links economics, psychology and neuroscience to get a better understanding of economic decision-making in different economic climates and situations.

A natural hedge is risk reduction by means of using the institutions which are exposed to large swings in exchange rates by exploiting their normal operating procedures. This includes receiving income in another country and currency while incurring expenses in that same currency.

Net loss can occur when losses exceed the profits and the gains for a certain period of time. Those businesses that go through net loss do not necessarily go bankrupt as they can use their retained earnings or loans in order to stay afloat.

Nearby month is a month close to the delivery or expiration of the futures. The contract for the nearby month is usually the shortest one that investor can buy. Nearby month is also distinguished with the most activity in them.