by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is Accommodation Trading?Accommodation trading is an illegal trading in which a trader agrees to accommodate another trader through a non-competitive stock trade. It is a type of trade in which two or more traders cooperate to trade a security for another at a...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is an Accrual Swap?The accrual swap refers to a type of interest rate swap where interest accrues and is paid to one counterpart (one side) as long as the reference rate stays within the determined index rate range. In this kind of rate, one counterpart meets the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What are Active Stocks?Active stocks refer to stocks which are heavily-traded on an exchange. They are actively purchased and sold, and frequently have outstanding shares in large numbers. Because active stocks are heavily-traded, they often have bid-ask spreads that...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is a Chooser Option?A chooser option in finance refers to a contract that offers the holder a chance to decide whether to take a put or call option. This is usually done ahead of the expiration date. A call option refers to a contract that allows an investor to...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is the Accumulation Phase (Annuities)?In annuities, an accumulation phase refers to the period when investors make deposits into annuity so as to build up the cash value of the annuity. Once the cash in the annuity plan accrues, the annuitization phase can then...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is a Candlestick Price Chart?A candlestick is a price chart that helps investors or traders identify price direction and movements for a particular period. This chart embodies data for different periods and each period is clearly demarcated by price bars....
