by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is the Squawk Box?A squawk box refers to the speaker of an intercom or a public-address system used on trading desks to broadcast information. Squawk boxes are commonly found at brokerage firms and investment banks to broadcast information relating to trades. A...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is the Measuring Principle?The measuring principle is an indicator that pinpoints the minimum price of varying financial securities for traders. This principle is a mathematical technique using the technical analysis of historical stock patterns to state if there...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is a Minsky Moment?Minsky Moment is named after Hyman Minsky, an economist who argues that markets (particularly bull markets) have innate characteristics of being unstable. The bull market refers to a period of time in which the market experiences a sudden...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is the Modified Dietz Method?The modified Dietz Method is a preferred calculation method used in the investment management industry. It is well known as a good step toward improved investment portfolio attribution reporting. This method functions as a formula for...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is Kappa in Option Pricing?Kappa is a ratio that measures the effect of volatility on the price of an option. It measures how much an options price will change given the level of implied volatility, regardless of whether the underlying stocks price remains the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What is a Mortgage Pool?A mortgage pool refers to a group of mortgage loans that serve as the bases for the issuance of a mortgage-backed security, that is, these mortgages are held in trust and form the collateral for a mortgage-backed security. A mortgage pool also...
