
This term has two distinct meanings with relatively equal usage.
To not exercise or sell an option by expiry.
To not exercise or sell an option by expiry.
Generally, abatement is a reduction or lessoning in intensity.
When a brokerage firm purchases a New York Stock Exchange membership for an employee, an ABC Agreement details the relationship between the firm and the employee.
Assessment of consumer sentiment toward the economy based on telephone interviews of several hundred adults.
Estate with no legal title holder or owner.
Generally, ability to pay refers to one’s ability to meet existing or future liabilities.
Refers to the situation where the market value of a security (stock or bond) is above its face value.
The ability of one state, country,
The absolute priority rule specifies the peeking order of creditors during bankruptcy proceedings.
Absorption Rate refers to the ability at which properties are able to be sold…
A transaction record for a piece of land, recording transfers and claims that…
An abusive tax shelter refers to illegally reducing one’s tax obligations.
Accelerated Benefits are an insurance option where policy holders may access benefits before an insurance policy is due.
The current method of gauging asset depreciation, as required by the United States income tax code,
A depreciation method which allows faster write-offs than the straight line method.
A depreciation method which allows faster write-offs than the straight line method.
A provision contained within a loan or credit agreement which allows the lender to call the entire remaining balance
“To agree to specified terms, as in a contract.”,
The contractual agreement entered into when the drawee of a time draft writes “”accepted”" on the document and specifies a payment date.
The value paid to the beneficiary of a life insurance policy
A bill or note endorsed by one party (the accommodation party) on behalf of another party
Central bank policy that strives to stimulate economic growth by increasing the supply of money
Financial relationship between two parties involving a transfer of funds, and an agreement to hold them.
The process of combining account information,
Any trained and qualified person with the requisite skills and knowledge to perform accounting services (aka tax returns, keep/audit/inspect financial records).
An annual statement provided by an independent accountant
See accountant.s letter
The amount of money in an account.
The officer assigned to serve as a liaison between the firm and the customer.
Accounting refers to a bookkeeping method that records how funds are paid and received for an individual or business.
A form of double entry bookkeeping which identifies the debit and credit elements in a transaction.
The process of matching all checkbook debits and credits to the final bank statement.
The amount owed by one party to its creditors.
An amount of money that a firm is owed by another party for goods sold or services rendered.
“A periodic report showing all outstanding receivable balances, broken down by customer and month due.”,
The selling of a firm’s accounts receivable, at a discount, to a factor, who then assumes the risk of the account debtors and receives cash as the debtors settle their accounts.
The average duration of an account receivable, equal to total credit sales divided by accounts receivable.
Any document designed to summarize and record all transaction activity in a given accounting period,
Any document designed to summarize and record all transaction activity in a given accounting period
An investor which meets a certain list of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements
A qualified investment planner certified by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards
The price a bond would fetch in the open market assuming current market interest rates were held constant.
See ‘accretion.’
Growing in size by external addition.
A method of accounting that tracks revenues and expenses as they are incurred.
A bond which does not pay periodic interest to the bondholder, but accrues interest redeemable upon the bond.
The annual addition to book value contributed by bonds purchased below par.
a accretion accretive accrual basis accounting accrual bond accrual of discount accruals accrue accrued benefit accrued dividend accrued expense accrued interest see accrual basis accounting
To compile events onto an accounting record whether or not any one given event incurred a debit or credit transaction.
The benefits (usually in the form of pension payments) an employee
The benefits (usually in the form of pension payments) an employee earns
A liability listed on a company.s balance sheet, where it remains until the payment
An accounting expense that is recognized and already recorded in a firm.s
Interest that has accumulated on a bond from the previous payment date
The increase in a Discount Bond.s market value due to its approaching maturity
The increase in a Discount Bond.s market value due to its approaching maturity
The net depreciation expense a producing asset has incurred to date.
The dividend due to shareholder.s, but not yet paid.
The earnings not paid out as dividends but instead reinvested in the core business or used to pay off debt.
A penalty tax (labeled at 39.6%) levied on a firm or company.s retained earnings
The act of purchasing over a period of time.
Accumulation Bonds do not make regular payments of interest – instead accumulating
In investment terms, accumulation period refers to the phase of an investor.s
A measurement of a fixed or a variable payment which increases an individuals,…
The Accumulative Swing Index, based on the Swing Index, is a swing or wave system…
Acronym for Automatic Clearing House. A nationwide electronic funds transfer…
A test designed to determine whether or not a firm has enough short-term assets…
“Certify the authenticity of a signature on a brokerage or bank document, such as for an account transfer.”,
The act of obtaining control of a corporation, called a target, either by stock…
The net sum of costs required in order to obtain a property, equipment, or client….
A market-wide fluctuation where most stock and sectors move in the same direction….
Acronym for Accelerated Cost Recovery System. Depreciation methods applied to…
Price action refers to the movement of price and volume during a certain window…
A lawsuit brought to court in order to review and preside over all land disputes,…
An account at a brokerage firm or a bank which generates more activity and transactions then normal.
An item of economic value that is used on a daily basis to facilitate the routine…
Income received in return for a performed service. Examples include wages, tips,…
A portfolio-management strategy which focuses on outperforming a benchmarked…
A condition in the market typified by heavy transaction volume in a certain commodity, security, or stock.
Money and coins that are circulated in the hands of consumers and businesses….
An individual who participates in a retirement plan sponsored either by his/her…
The volume of a stock or exchange over a given period of time.,
A condition of the market typified by heavy transaction volume. This may occur…
In the case of retirement plans, an estimate made for the purposes of calculating…
An insurance term used to refer to the expectation of loss and the benefits to be paid out in such an occurrence.
A life-expectancy calculation by a professional actuary.,
A professional statistician in the employ of an insurance agency. Duties include…
“Capital contributed to a corporation by investors on top of the par value of…
A payment by a borrower of more than the scheduled principal amount due in order…
The degree to which the value of asset is protected against potential losses…
The degree to which the value of asset is protected against potential losses…
A legally binding contract between two parties where one side has essentially…
Also known as a court’s ruling. The examination and subsequent settlement of…
A form of insurance coverage where the policyowner can change the face value,…
“Any kind of interest rate that changes on a periodic basis. The change is generally…
An Adjusted Rate Mortgage (ARM) is a loan where the interest rate may vary for…
Preferred stock whose dividend changes, generally quarterly, according to changes…
A formula used to calculate finance charges by adjusting for payments and costs…
A base price from which to compute the capital gains or losses on a particular…
The .book value. (value transcribed on business records) adjusted for market value.
The balance owed to a broker after factoring in any paper profits or losses,…
The balance owed to a broker after factoring in any paper profits or losses,…
The cash-price equivalent reflected in the price of a futures contract.
The income used to determine an individual or couple.s federal income tax. The…
Gauge for goods sold at retail outlets in the past month. Retail Sales is a…
Journal entries recorded into a firm.s accounting records at the end of a predetermined…
A deduction made to charge off a loss, as with a bad debt.
A company providing claims adjustment services to insurance companies without an internal claims department.
Exact day on which an Adjustable Rate Mortgage becomes effective. This means…
An internal office and accounting functions.
An individual appointed by a probate court to handle the estate of a person…
A state-authorized insurance company. Authorization by a particular state implies…
A tax credit issued on a per-child basis given to individuals or couples adopting…
The ISO currency code for the Andorran Peseta, the currency of Andorra…
Acronym for American Depositary Receipt. A negotiable certificate issued by…
Acronym for American Depositary Share. The share issued under an American Depositary…
A term derived from the Latin phrase ad valentiam which translates to: .
1. An increase in the exchange rate for a currency pair or price of a security;…
This is one the best known market breadth indicators. Each day, a certain number…
The amount for which a lender is willing to issue a loan. This is computed…
A method of paying off maturing bonds prior to their expiration date with newer bonds with a later maturation date.
Monthly measure of sales of goods to consumers at retail outlets. The figure…
Entrepreneur willing to invest money in a risky or uncertain venture in an effort to expand the company in a different area.
A secondary opinion provided by a professional auditor indicating that a firm.s…
Description or presentation of a product, idea, or organization, in order to…
A key indicator of marketing efficiency, representing the ratio of advertisement expenditure to actual product sales.
An advertisement disguised as editorial.
A form detailing financial information regarding a registered investment advisor which is filed with the SEC commission.
An individual or organization employed by an individual or mutual fund to manage…
Newsletters with the purpose of offering financial advisors to subscribers,…
ADX fluctuates between 0 and 100. Readings below 20 indicate a weak trend or…
ADX fluctuates between 0 and 100. Readings below 20 indicate a weak trend or…
The AED, the currency of The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The ISO code for the Afghani. Learn more about the Afghanistan and Afghanistan at GoCurrency.com
A sworn statement made in writing under the supervision of a notary or other…
A corporation which is closely related to another corporation, but not under direct control, much like a subsidiary relationship.
A group of non-competing retail stores, whose association is designed to exploit economic advantages in large-scale purchasing.
Any person with the individual ability to directly influence the actions of a corporation (i.e. executives, owners, and directors).
Wholesalers sponsoring a group of affiliated retailers, generally providing…
Investment fraud which preys upon specific and identifiable religious, demographic, or ethnic groups.
An obligation set by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) which…
A detailed examination of an individual’s ability to afford a house, taking…
A standardized gauge used to determine whether a consumer.s financial standing…
The official currency of Afghanistan. Learn more about the Afghanistan and Afghanistan at GoCurrency.com
A clause added to legal contracts in order to afford more protection to lenders….
The property a debtor acquires rights to after the debtor agrees to the creation…
After Hours Trading involves placing trades after the close of the market. This…
Also known as ‘secondary market.’ The immediate market response to an IPO….
An amount (generally income) after taxes have been subtracted.
The standard used to compare rates of return between a corporate taxable bond and a municipal tax-free bond.
Any kind of Contributions to a retirement plan which are subject to federal income tax. Also known as voluntary contributions.
A short sale made by the holder of a long position in the same stock. In other…
Name for the arrangement where an agent intermediates between purchaseers and…
A bond issued by a government agency, although the bonds are not fully guaranteed…
A security, generally a bond, issued by a U.S. government agency. Agency securities…
One party authorized to act on behalf of another. The other is known as the…
A bank that has been authorized by an individual to act as his/her agent. An…
A retirement plan which allows employers to contribute to an employee.s retirement…
Accumulating companies of several diverse and unrelated activities into a single entity. Examples include conglomerate companies.
Total, sum.
A corporation with more than one shareholder.
The total amount of goods and services demanded in the economy at a given overall price level and in a given time period.
Parallel to the demand curve, a theoretical graph showing the aggregate demand at different price levels.
The strike price of an option times the number of underlying securities in the…
The total amount of goods and services produced within an economy at a given…
Parallel to the supply curve, a theoretical graph showing the aggregate supply at different price levels.
The strike price of an option times the number of underlying securities in the…
A mutual fund whose purpose is to achieve the highest possible gains in capital….
Acronym for Adjusted gross income (AGI) is a number used to determine your federal…
A schedule classifying accounts receivable, inventory, or loans by the time…
Contract between participating members of an investment banking syndicate….
AIG Performance of Service Index (Australia)Tracks monthly developments in the…
The currency of Albania. ISO Code ALL
A notification, often by email or pager, of a market event such as a stock reaching a target price.
The currency of the Algeria. ISO international currency code: DZD. Learn…
To transfer a property title.
The transfer of property, whether voluntary or involuntary, from one entity to another.
A type of clause which allows the lender to demand full payment when mortgaged property is conveyed to another owner.
A company that conducts its operations in one country and is registered in another….
Payments made to after separation or divorce to a former spouse. This is a… ALL
The Albanian Lek, the currency of Albania. ISO Code ALL
An assertion of fact, to be proven in court.
General partner or voting stockholder in a firm which is a member of the New…
A position composed of a combination of put and call options that are collectively…
Evaluates the monthly change in overall production by all sectors of the Japanese…
Designation of an item to a specific purpose or place. This may be done in…
Paper attached to a document for additional endorsements when there isn’t enough space for the signatures.
A stipulation of a purchase or sell order for a discretionary account which…
A stipulation of a purchase or sell order which instructs the broker to either…
The number of shares granted to each participating underwriting firm that they are permitted to sell during an IPO.
Any entity which has subscribed to purchase securities in an underwriting.
A sum set aside for an occurrence that may or may not come to pass. For example,…
An accumulated expense used to write off a fixed asset. This lasts the duration…
Estimations regarding uncollected receivables which are made by a company and documented on its balance sheet.
Property insurance that specifies exclusions to coverage. Losses from all causes…
A coefficient which measures risk-adjusted performance, factoring in the risk…
A type of account which multiple individuals can draw against without permission from each other.
An individual who is recognized as having a right to receive some or all of…
Assets that have the potential to provide economic value to the owner but are…
Also known as AMT. An IRS system created to ensure that high-income individuals,…
Order giving a broker a choice between two courses of action regarding one security.Also…
A consolidating merger. This is the formation of two or more separate businesses…
The currency of Armenia. ISO internation currency code: AMD Learn…
Form filed to correct, supplement, or replace an original tax return. This…
A change or addition to a legal document which, when properly signed, has the same legal power as the original document.
American Association of Individual Investors is a non-profit organization that…
An issue made by the U.S. depositary bank, representing one or more shares of a foreign stock or a fraction of a share.
Share issued under a deposit agreement representing the underlying ordinary share which trades in the issuer’s home market.
AMBAC. A corporation which offers insurance policies on new municipal bond offerings….
An option which can be exercised anytime during its lifespan. The lifespan…
Abbreviated as AMEX, refers to the second-largest stock exchange in the U.S.,…
A type of option that can be exercised at any time between the purchase date…
See ‘American Stock Exchange.’
The gradual elimination of debt in regular payments over time. This is a specified…
A distribution calculation method for making penalty-free early withdrawals…
Charges made against the interest received on a debt in order to offset a premium…
See ‘amortization.’
Time it takes to completely pay off a debt.
See amortization.
See amortization.
The value of a security as determined by the process of amortization.
Quantity or value, as in a transaction or account balance.
The amount of gain reportable and subject to tax.
The examination and evaluation of the relevant information to select the best course of action from among various alternatives.
An employee of a bank, brokerage, advisor, or mutual fund who studies firms…
To study and interpret past, present and projected corporate, economic and market…
The currency of Andorra.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
The currency of Andorra (ADP). First, it was pegged to the Spanish Peseta,…
The lines formed by Andrews’ Pitchfork can help predict channels of support…
The currency of Netherlands-Antilles. ISO internation currency code:…
An individual who provides capital to one or more startup firms. The individual…
An individual who funds small start-ups. This individual is usually a family…
The currency of Angola. ISO international currency code: AOA Learn…
The date on which a firm’s directors meet to announce the date and amount of…
Yearly.
The maximum amount that an individual is allowed to give another person without…
The Gross Domestic Product is a comprehensive measure of a Germany’s overall…
To extrapolate a value so that it reflects an expected or approximate total for a full year.
The making of calculations for a period of less than a year as if the period…
The firm gathering, generally held at the end of each fiscal year, at which…
A report sent to the mortgagor once a year, detailing the taxes and interest…
The effective interest rate charged on an installment loan.Abbreviated ‘APR.’…
The effective annual rate of return including the effect of compounding interest.Abbreviated…
Audited document required by the SEC and sent to a public firm’s or mutual fund’s…
The increase in value of an investment, expressed as a percentage per year….
An individual who is entitled to receive benefits from an annuity.
To begin to receive payments from an annuity.
Payment received over a period of regular intervals. This typically refers…
A distribution calculation method for making penalty-free early withdrawals…
An accounting measure used to determine the quantity of an annuity payment….
A date assigned to a contract or instrument which precedes the date that contract or instrument was written or executed.
The projected duration of a limited partner’s possession of an asset. In the…
The paying of a bill or debt obligation before it is due.
A type of short term bond which will be paid off with the proceeds from a subsequent,…
Term used to describe a convertible security which could increase a corporation’s…
A collectible or other item which is old (generally at least 100 years old)…
The Federal laws forbidding businesses from monopolizing a market or restraining free trade.
Measures the monthly price change of New Zealand ‘s seventeen main commodity…
A monthly report measuring the number of jobs advertised in the major daily…
Figure that gauges the availability of employment in the New Zealand job market…
The currency of Angola. ISO international currency code: AOA Learn…
The interest rate published by the U.S. Treasury that is used in computing the…
Employing economic theories in real-world business.
Utilizing pure research to develop real-world products.
A professional opinion, generally written, of the market value of a property,…
An individual qualified by education, training, and experience to provide appraisals. Also known as evaluator.
The increase in value of assets such as stocks, bonds, currency, and property. opposite of depreciation.
1. In government spending, appropriation refers to the authorization of a government…
Bonds or other securities that a bank may hold as investments.Also known as…
Acronym for Annual Percentage Rate. The yearly cost of a loan, including interest,…
Acronym for Arbitrage Pricing Theory. An alternative asset pricing model to…
Acronym for Annual Percentage Yield. The rate of return on an investment for…
Profit made from a price discrepancy between markets when securities are purchased…
A financial institution that generates revenue primarily by exploiting price…
A theory held in asset pricing which holds that the expected return of a financial…
An investor who pursues profit from price inefficiencies. This is attempted…
A process in which a disagreement between two or more parties is resolved by…
A private, neutral person chosen to arbitrate a disagreement, as opposed to…
The currency of Argentina. ISO international currency code: ARS Learn…
Simple average, equal to the sum of all values divided by the number of values.This…
The currency of Armenia. ISO internation currency code: AMD Learn…
A technical indicator which determines market balance.Also known as ‘TRIN.’…
The Arms Index, also referred to as TRIN, was developed in 1967 by Richard Arms….
A transaction between two related or affiliated parties that is conducted as…
A transaction between two related or affiliated parties that is conducted as…
Unpaid, overdue debt. This may refer specifically to the portion of a serial…
The amount of debt due to be paid, overdue in payment.
The currency of Argentia.. ISO international currency code: ARS Learn…
Petitions of grievances made by the 13 colonies to Great Britain drafted by the first Continental Congress in 1774.
A set of documents filed with a government body for the purpose of legally documenting the creation of a corporation.
The currency of Aruba. ISO international currency code: AWG Learn more about Aruba and the Aruban Guilder at GoCurrency.com
A technical analysis term for a chart pattern in which each successive low price…
A technical analysis term for a chart pattern in which each successive high…
With ascending triangles, trend lines converge with a horizontal trend line…
U.S. dollars located in Asia.
An option whose payoff depends on the average price of the underlying asset…
Term in an agreement, such as for software licensing, indicating that no expressed or implied warranty is provided.
The lowest price that any investor or dealer has declared that he/she will sell…
The price at which a security or commodity is offered for sale on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market.
The sale price of a given item.Also known as ‘ask price,’ ‘asked price,’ ‘ask,’…
The number of shares a seller is willing to sell at any given price. Often…
Location of physical assembly plant where an assembly line is located and production-line assembly work occurs.
Dollar value assigned to property for purposes of assessing taxes. This value…
The process of placing a value on an asset for the purpose of taxation. Also…
Municipal bond that is repaid from taxes imposed on those who benefit directly…
A public official who performs assessments
Any item of economic value owned by an individual or corporation, particularly…
A buy-out strategy in which key assets of the target firm are purchased, rather…
Long-term investment plan strategy under which all of the investor’s investable…
A mutual fund that splits its investment assets among stocks, bonds and other…
Bonds or debt securities collateralized by the cash flow from a pool of auto…
A specialized method of providing structured working capital and term loans…
A business loan secured by offering collateral such as inventory, accounts receivable and/or other balance-sheet assets.
Category of Assets, such as cash equivalents, stocks, bonds, and their subcategories,…
A short-term loan that repaid by converting an asset into cash. Examples of…
The extent to which a company’s net assets cover a particular debt obligation, class of preferred stock, or equity position.
Total assets divided by shareholder equity. Asset/equity ratio is often used…
Financing which converts assets into working cash in exchange for a vested security interest in those assets.
A form of management employed by companies which coordinates the handling of…
1. The management of a client’s investments by a financial services company….
Record of financial transactions which is held in a brokerage house.Also known…
A stock which is valued incorrectly but is still attractive because its combined asset value is greater than its market capitalization.
An individual or corporate raider who takes over a company planning to sell large assets in order to repay debt.
The total value of assets that a mutual fund, hedge fund, or other portfolio…
Exchange of one asset for another for the purpose of improving the quality of a bank’s loan portfolio.
Measure of efficiency of asset use in generating sales revenue. This is a ratio…
To transfer ownership of a property or right to another party by signing a document.
The ability of an asset to be transferred from one party to another.
Individual to whom a title, claim, property, interest, or right has been transferred.
The receipt of an exercise notice by an option writer that requires him/her…
A written document serving as evidence of a transfer of a loan obligation from the original borrower to a third party.
A contract which transfers rents and income from the tenant of a property to…
The transfer of a property for the benefit of creditors or in trust.
The transfer of a property for the benefit of creditors or in trust.
An individual who transfers a title, claim, property, interest, or right to another person.
When a new issue of a stock or a bond is fully absorbed by the public the issue…
Designation for a member of a stock exchange who does not have a seat on the exchange.
A group of individuals who meet for a common purpose.
A form of mortgage which allows the borrower to transfer the unpaid balance…
Corporate bond which is issued by one company but payable by another because the liability has been assumed by the latter.
The taking over of an obligation or liability from another party.
Most advantageous outcome. This is an idiom used to describe not the ideal,…
Any transaction which occurs in the call money market.
Automated Teller Machine. Located at bank branches among other places, this…
An idiom used to state that a price is the same as the face value. Usually…
Any security which is exposed to the danger of loss. More than the possibility…
The currency of Austria. ISO international currency code: ATS. The…
Denotes a negotiable instrument when presented to the drawee. Examples include a bill of exchange.
The act of seizing a debtor’s property and placing it under a court’s control.
To affirm as true.
The immediate open or close of trading. This term comes out of the tradition…
Also known as ‘on close.’ The end of a trading session. Sometimes this refers…
At the nearest whole number. Often meaning the integer closest to a decimal bid or ask.
At the nearest whole number. Often meaning the integer closest to a decimal bid or ask. Also known as at the figure.
A purchase or sell order in which the broker is to execute the order at the…
A condition in which the strike price of an option is equal to (or nearly equal to) the market price of the underlying security.
An order to purchase or sell a given equity at the price when the market opens….
An order to purchase or sell a given equity at the price when the market opens….
A method for selling an asset to the highest bidder.
A system in which purchasers enter competitive bids and sellers enter competitive…
The currency of Australia. ISO international currency code: AUD….
An examination and correction (if necessary) of any individual or firm’s financial…
A firm’s financial statements which have been prepared and certified by a Certified…
An individual licensed to check the accuracy of financial records. Generally…
The official report made by a public accountant following the completion of…
A record from which all accounting data can be tracked back to their source….
The currency of Australia. ISO international currency code: AUD….
The currency of Austria. ISO international currency code: ATS. The…
Electronic alert system for brokers. This system notifies brokers that other…
The verification that a legal document is genuine or valid, such as through a seal from an authorized public official.
Bond issued by and payable from the revenue of a government agency or a corporation…
Grant the right to perform certain acts.
The company.s maximum number of shares which it can legally create under its Articles of Incorporation.
The maximum number of shares that a corporation is legally permitted to issue, as specified in its articles of incorporation.
A technique used to detect cyclic activity within the market.Also known as ‘lagged…
An electronic system which bypasses the floor broker in order to expedite the execution of smaller orders.
The system the NYSE uses to process and determine the price for qualified odd-lot…
A system of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank that provides electronic funds transfer (EFT) between banks.
The procedure that prevents in-the-money equity options from expiring and becoming…
Direct transfer of funds between accounts without direct management. Facilitated…
An investment plan where contributions are allowed to be made over a period…
An investment plan where contributions are allowed to be made over a period…
An investment program which reinvests capital gains or other income received from investments automatically.
Built-in changes in government spending and taxation which usually serve the purpose of cooling down the economy.
A mutual fund program that fixes payments to shareholders each month or each quarter.
Predicting future data using past information.
The number of automobiles sold in Japan each month, based on the number of new…
The time period (or sometimes, the dollar amount) represented by checks that have been deposited but not cleared.
Assets that may be sold relatively quickly, to meet an immediate need.
An arithmetic mean of a group of stocks designed to represent the overall market…
The average accounting return measures the return on an investment, after taxes…
The average time period for which receivables are outstanding. Equal to accounts…
A test applied to retirement plan contributions in order to prevent the plan…
The average amount that exists in an account over a period of time. The number…
A technique for calculating finance charges (such as in a bank account, charge…
The number of shares traded per day, averaged over some time period, generally one year.
ADX fluctuates between 0 and 100. Readings below 20 indicate a weak trend or…
The purchasing of additional shares of a stock that one already holds a position…
An indicator for earnings growth. The data excludes bonuses, which might distort…
A measure of a bond’s maturity which takes into consideration the possibility…
Average daily balance in a brokerage account. Brokerages use this amount to calculate their mark-to-market.
The length of time that will pass before one-half of a debt obligation has been retired.
A measure of a bond’s maturity which, unlike average effective maturity, does…
An option whose payoff depends on the average value of an underlier over a specified period.
The most common method for calculating taxes owed on mutual fund redemptions,…
Average True Range (ATR) is a volatility indicator. It is also used as part…
The purchasing additional shares of a stock which one holds a position in, and…
The length of time until the average security in a fund will mature or be redeemed…
see dollar cost averaging, value averaging, averaging down. More generally,…
Idiom used to describe when the bid on a Limit Order is lower or the offer price is higher than the current market price.
The currency of Aruba. ISO international currency code: AWG Learn more about Aruba and the Aruban Guilder at GoCurrency.com
The currency of Azerbaijan. ISO international currency code: AZM Learn…
The new currency of Azerbaijan. ISO international currency code: AZM Learn…
The currency of Azerbaijan. ISO international currency code: AZM Learn…
The currency code for the new currency of Azerbaijan. The full name of the…
The currency of Azores.
The currency of Japan. Learn more about the Japanese yen and Japan at GoCurrency.com