What it is: A swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange a series of future cash flows. How it works (Example): Swaps are financial agreements to exchange cash flows. Swaps can be based on interest rates, stock indices, foreign currency exchange rates and even commodities prices.
Neptune was discovered in the fall of 1846. What is Neptune's nickname, 'Last of the Gas Giants. Neptune had gone through several name changes from LeVerrier's Planet to Janus to Oceanus, and then finally Neptune in 1846. It is also called, the watery planet. The planet has several nicknames, including: The Blue Planet.
Neptune, named for an ancient Roman sea god, is a stormy blue planet about 30 times farther from the Sun than Earth. Neptune was discovered when astronomers realized that something was exerting a gravitational pull on Uranus, and that it was possible that an unknown planet might be responsible.