Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

• Global Depositary Receipts - Explained
• Zero Coupon Bond - Explained
• Earnings Per Share - Explained
• Diversification Strategy (Investments) - Explained
• Derivative Securities - Explained
• Dry Powder (Finance) - Explained
• Discount Share (Stock) - Explained
• Lack of Control Discount (Stock) - Explained
• Discount for Lack of Marketability (Stock) - Explained
• Discount for Lack of Voting Rights (Stock) - Explained
• Daily Trading Limit (Securities) - Explained
• DAX 100 - Explained
• Dividend Reinvestment Plan - Explained
• Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow) - Explained
• Dow Jones US Total Market Index - Explained
• Dow Jones Global Indexes - Explained
• Dow Theory - Explained
• Downtick (Financial Markets) - Explained
• Floating Exchange Rates - Explained
• Edgeworth Price Cycle - Explained
• Efficient Market Hypothesis - Explained
• Equity Risk Premium - Explained
• Energy or Royalty Trust - Explained
• Zero Cost Collar Option Strategy - Explained
• Zero Basis Risk Swap - Explained
• Yield Curve - Explained
• Yield Spread - Explained
• Yield to Call - Explained
• Pure Yield Pickup Swap - Explained
• Hedge (Investment) - Explained
• High Water Mark (Investment) - Explained
• Hurdle Rate (Finance) - Explained
• Return on Investment (ROI) - Explained
• Risk Free Rate of Return - Explained
• Risk Premium - Explained
• Redeemable Bonds - Explained
• Regulation T - Explained
• Rule of 72 - Explained
• Random Walk Theory (Stock Market) - Explained
• Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit - Explained
• Capitalization Rate - Explained
• Capped Fund (Investments) - Explained
• Carried Interest (Finance) - Explained
• New York Stock Exchange - Explained
• NASDAQ - Explained
• Naked Call Option - Explained
• National Futures Association - Explained
• New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) - Explained
• New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) - Explained
• Naked Debenture - Explained
• Hang Seng Index (HSI) - Explained
• Herstatt Risk - Explained
• Hulbert Financial Digest - Explained
• Forward Dividend Yield - Explained
• Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM) - Explained
• Warrant (Finance) - Explained
• Weak Form Market Efficiency - Explained
• ABX Index - Explained
• Above Par (Bond Price) - Explained
• Abnormal Return - Explained
• Accrued Interest Bond - Explained
• Accumulation Period - Explained
• At The Money Option Price - Explained
• Amortization of Bond Costs - Explained
• Amortization of Bond Discount - Explained
• Accretion - Explained
• Bearer Bond - Explained
• Bond Ratings - Explained
• Bond Market - Explained
• Broker Dealer - Explained
• Backwardation - Explained
• Binary Option - Explained
• Buy Limit Order - Explained
• Buying on Margin - Explained
• Buy-Side (Market Trading) - Explained
• Brent Crude - Explained
• Buy Stop Order - Explained
• Cap and Trade - Explained
• Capital Markets - Explained
• Certificate of Deposit - Explained
• Call Option - Explained
• Bear Market - Explained
• Chicago Board of Trade - Explained
• Commodity Futures Modernization Act - Explained
• Collateralized Loan Obligation - Explained
• Commingled Fund - Explained
• Currency Swap - Explained
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Explained
• Chicago Stock Exchange - Explained
• Guaranteed Interest Certificate - Explained
• Intermarket Surveillance Group - Explained
• Committee on the Uniform Security Identification Procedure Numbers (CUSIP) - Explained
• Inflation Protected Securities - Explained
• Keogh Plan - Explained
• Knock Out Option - Explained
• Jitney - Explained
• Income Deposit Security - Explained
• Listed Stock or Listed Security - Explained
• Asset-Backed Securities - Explained
• Chicago Board Options Exchange - Explained
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange - Explained
• Closed End Fund - Explained
• Open End Fund - Explained
• January Effect - Explained
• Black Scholes Formula - Explained
• Black Swan - Explained
• London Stock Exchange - Explained
• Open Financial Exchange - Explained
• London Financial Futures and Options Exchange - Explained
• London Metal Exchange - Explained
• Lookback Option - Explained
• Good Til Cancelled (Investment Order) - Explained
• Investment Grade - Explained
• Portfolio Management - Explained
• Option Premium - Explained
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange - Explained
• Passive Investing - Explained
• Financial Engineering - Explained
• Forward Swap - Explained
• Pooled Investment Vehicle - Explained
• Position Limit (Derivatives) - Explained
• Rubber Band Effect - Explained
• Ponzi Scheme - Explained
• Morningstar System - Explained
• Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) - Explained
• Sinking Fund - Explained
• Warrant (Stock) - Explained
• Collar Agreement - Explained
• Prepaid Variable Forward - Explained
• Systemic Risk - Explained
• Securities Investor Protection Corporation - Explained
• S&P Case-Shiller US Home Price Index - Explained
• Risk Adjusted Discount Rate - Explained
• Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) - Explained
• Russell Index - Explained
• Market Capitalization (Market Cap) - Explained
• TSX Venture Exchange - Explained
• Modern Portfolio Theory - Explained
• Small Cap (Businesses) - Explained
• Secondary Purchase (Finance) - Explained
• Institutional Investor - Explained
• Standard and Poor's Ratings - Explained
• Burnout (Mortgage Backed Securities) - Explained
• Secondary Market - Explained
• Securitization - Explained
• S&P TSX60 Index - Explained
• Thin Market - Explained
• Trust Indenture (Bonds) - Explained
• Arbitrage Pricing Theory - Explained
• Uptick (Trading) - Explained
• Tranche - Explained
• Volume Weighted Average Price - Explained
• Wash Sale - Explained
• World Federation of Stock Exchanges - Explained
• Amortizable Bond Premium - Explained
• Annuity - Explained
• Blockage Discount - Explained
• Barone-Adessi and Whaley Model - Explained
• US Savings Bond - Explained
• Bull Market - Explained
• Dividend Yield - Explained
• American Depositary Receipts - Explained
• American Depositary Shares - Explained
• Credit Default Swap - Explained
• Effective Annual Yield - Explained
• Exchange Traded Fund - Explained
• Value Line Composite Index - Explained
• Global Industry Classification Standard - Explained
• Hedge Fund - Explained
• Investment Advisor - Explained
• Variable Annuity - Explained
• Interest Rate Swap - Explained
• Equity Indexed Annuity - Explained
• Individual Retirement Account (IRA) - Explained
• Investment Company Act of 1940 - Explained
• Swap (Finance) - Explained
• Money Market Fund - Explained
• Mutual Fund - Explained
• Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation - Explained
• Penny Stock - Explained
• Treasury Bill (T-Bill) - Explained
• Yield (Finance) - Explained
• Bell Shaped Portfolio - Explained
• Bond Anticipation Note - Explained
• Bunny Bond - Explained
• Brady Bonds - Explained
• Breadth of Market Theory - Explained
• Yield to Maturity - Explained
• Roth IRA - Explained
• Above Market Cost (Market Trading) - Explained
• ABC Agreement - Explained
• Advance Decline Line Ratio - Explained
• Accelerated Bookbuild - Explained
• Accumulation Option - Explained
• Amortizing Swap - Explained
• Average Annual Current Maturities - Explained
• AC-DC Option - Explained
• At the Money Forward Option - Explained
• Intermarket Spread Swaps - Explained
• Benchmark Index - Explained
• Bulldog Bond - Explained
• Substitution Swap - Explained
• Rate Anticipation Swap - Explained
• Balanced Fund - Explained
• Effective Yield - Explained
• Across the Board (Finance) - Explained
• Bermuda Option - Explained
• Absolute Breadth Index - Explained
• Accreting Principal Swap - Explained
• October Effect - Explained
• Odd Lot Theory - Explained
• In The Money (Option) - Explained
• Footsie (FTSE) - Explained
• Flat Yield Curve - Explained
• Multi-Asset Class - Explained
• Weighted Alpha - Explained
• Wedge (Technical Analysis) - Explained
• Watered Stock - Explained
• Wash Sale Rule - Explained
• Multiple Discriminant Analysis - Explained
• Buy-Write (Options) - Explained
• Buy-Stops Above - Explained
• Buy and Hold (Investing Strategy) - Explained
• Taping Rule (Securities) - Explained
• Margin Account - Explained
• MAR Ratio - Explained
• Tail Risk (Portfolio) - Explained
• Backpricing (Forward Contracts) - Explained
• Backspread (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Bagging the Street - Explained
• Dark Cloud Cover - Explained
• Dark Pool - Explained
• Darvas Box Theory - Explained
• Calamity Call - Explained
• Calendar Effect (Stock Market) - Explained
• Calendar Spread (Investments) - Explained
• Call (Options and Auctions) - Explained
• Call Rule - Explained
• Back-end Load - Explained
• Backdoor Roth IRA - Explained
• Backing Away (Securities Market) - Explained
• Day Trader - Explained
• Decentralized Market - Explained
• Decoupling - Explained
• Dedication Strategy (Investment) - Explained
• Face Value (Securities) - Explained
• Fairness Opinion - Explained
• Falling Three Methods - Explained
• Gamma (Options Pricing) - Explained
• Jensen's Measure - Explained
• Jumbo Pool (Mortgages) - Explained
• Efficient Frontier (Investment) - Explained
• Elliott Waves Theory - Explained
• Embedded Option (Bonds) - Explained
• Naked Put - Explained
• Narrow Basis (Stocks) - Explained
• Ladder Option - Explained
• Lamda (Options Pricing) - Explained
• Make a Market (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Make-Whole Call Provision (Bonds) - Explained
• Mandatory Redemption Schedule (Bond) - Explained
• Underwater (Value of Asset) - Explained
• Certified Asset Protection Analyst - Explained
• Certified Commercial Investment Member - Explained
• Offsetting Transaction - Explained
• Market Capitalization Rule - Explained
• Market Discount (Bonds) - Explained
• Certified Trust and Financial Advisor - Explained
• Wrap Around Annuity - Explained
• Yield Basis - Explained
• Market Efficiency - Explained
• Market Exposure - Explained
• Market Order - Explained
• On Neck Pattern - Explained
• Capitulation (Investing) - Explained
• Annual Percentage Yield - Explained
• Market Risk - Explained
• Marketweight - Explained
• Martingale System - Explained
• Semi-strong Form Efficiency - Explained
• Active Trading - Explained
• Required Rate of Return - Explained
• Short Position (Trading) - Explained
• Active Investing - Explained
• Active Management (Investing) - Explained
• Earnings Call - Explained
• Treasury Receipt - Explained
• Treasury Bond (T-Bond) - Explained
• Treasury Note - Explained
• Risk-Free Asset - Explained
• Asset Management - Explained
• Below Par - Explained
• Bear (Investor) - Explained
• Basis Point - Explained
• Biased Expectations (Financial Trading) - Explained
• Broker - Explained
• Commodity Swap - Explained
• Commodity Price Risk - Explained
• Brokerage Account - Explained
• Central Registration Depository - Explained
• Corner a Market - Explained
• Coupon (Bonds) - Explained
• Cumulative Volume Index - Explained
• Cross Hedge (Investments) - Explained
• Fortune 500 (Company) - Explained
• Shingle Theory - Explained
• Financial Modeling - Explained
• Clearing House - Explained
• Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) - Explained
• Asset Swapped Convertible Option Transaction (ASCOT) - Explained
• Asset Swap - Explained
• Absolute Rate (Interest Rate Swap) - Explained
• Absolute Return - Explained
• Guaranteed Investment Contract - Explained
• Moody's - Explained
• Weighted Average Market Capitalization - Explained
• Workable Indication (Bonds) - Explained
• Yellow Sheets - Explained
• Unitized Endowment Pool - Explained
• Adaptive Market Hypothesis - Explained
• Penny Stock Reform Act - Explained
• Unit Investment Trust - Explained
• Unit Trust - Explained
• Workout Period (Trading) - Explained
• World Gold Council - Explained
• Master Swap Agreement - Explained
• Structured Investment Vehicle - Explained
• Treasury Yield - Explained
• Emirates Investment Authority - Explained
• Churning (Investor) - Explained
• Circular Trading - Explained
• CINS Number - Explained
• Candlestick (Price Chart) - Explained
• Callable Security - Explained
• Accumulation Phase (Annuities) - Explained
• Active Stocks - Explained
• Chooser Option (Finance) - Explained
• Canary Call - Explained
• Calmar Ratio - Explained
• Call Swaption - Explained
• Accommodation Trading - Explained
• Accrual Swap - Explained
• Adjustable Peg (FOREX) - Explained
• Ad Infinitum - Explained
• Actuals (Commodities) - Explained
• Worden Stochastics - Explained
• Stuffing (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Treasury STRIPS - Explained
• Treynor-Black Model - Explained
• Treynor Ratio - Explained
• White Elephant - Explained
• White Candlestick - Explained
• Adjustment Bond - Explained
• Gypsy Swap - Explained
• Adjusted Funds from Operations - Explained
• Active Index Fund - Explained
• Active Bond Crowd - Explained
• Active Bond - Explained
• Accrued Interest Adjustment - Explained
• Accretion of Discount - Explained
• Accreted Value - Explained
• Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses - Explained
• Accumulative Swing Index - Explained
• Accumulation Unit - Explained
• Accumulation Bond - Explained
• Accumulation Area (Finance) - Explained
• Accumulation (Finance) - Explained
• Accidental High Yielder - Explained
• Accelerated Return Note - Explained
• Absolute Return Index - Explained
• Lattice-Based Model - Explained
• NYSE Composite Index - Explained
• Capital Growth Strategy - Explained
• Capital Structure Arbitrage - Explained
• Capital Market Line - Explained
• Financial Analysis - Explained
• Thrift Savings Plan - Explained
• Ticker Symbol - Explained
• Five Percent Rule - Explained
• Depositary Receipt - Explained
• DuPont Analysis - Explained
• Informed Consent (Investment) - Explained
• Fund Manager - Explained
• Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) of ETFs - Explained
• Fence (Investments) - Explained
• Stock Swap - Explained
• Top Down Analysis - Explained
• Technical Analysis - Explained
• Traditional IRA - Explained
• Capital Commitment - Explained
• Uptick Rule - Explained
• Volatility - Explained
• Investment Manager - Explained
• Irrational Exuberance - Explained
• Prudent Person Rule - Explained
• Pink Sheets - Explained
• Pipeline Theory - Explained
• Options Contract - Explained
• Out of the Money (Options) - Explained
• Put (Option Contract) - Explained
• Black Friday - Explained
• Required Yield - Explained
• Stop-Loss Order (Trading) - Explained
• Pivot (Stock Price) - Explained
• Perfect Hedge - Explained
• Thinly Traded (Securities) - Explained
• Speculation (Investing) - Explained
• Spread (Trading) - Explained
• Money Management - Explained
• Money Market - Explained
• Long (Long Position) - Explained
• Expected Return - Explained
• American Academy of Financial Management - Explained
• American Association of Individual Investors - Explained
• Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding - Explained
• Bond Yield - Explained
• Cost of Carry - Explained
• Presidential Election Cycle Theory - Explained
• Collateralized Bond Obligation - Explained
• Stockbrocker - Explained
• Delisting - Explained
• Desk Trader - Explained
• Security Market Line - Explained
• Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers - Explained
• Family of Funds - Explained
• Coupon Rate - Explained
• Average Return - Explained
• Comparable Company Analysis - Explained
• Bay Street - Explained
• Comparative Market Analysis - Explained
• Company Risk (Investment) - Explained
• Portfolio of Investments - Explained
• Freeze Out (Trading) - Explained
• Average Annual Return - Explained
• American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation - Explained
• Bellwether (Trading Markets) - Explained
• Liquidity Premium - Explained
• Exit Fee (Investor Sale of Shares) - Explained
• Closing Bell - Explained
• Bid and Ask - Explained
• Junk Bond - Explained
• Memory of Price Strategy - Explained
• Micro Cap - Explained
• Federal Credit Union - Explained
• Preferred Habitat Theory (Bond Trading) - Explained
• Convexity (Bonds) - Explained
• Centralized Market - Explained
• Anti-Reciprocal Rule (FINRA) - Explained
• Cash and Carry Transaction - Explained
• Certificate of Government Receipt (COUGR) - Explained
• Volcker Rule - Explained
• Relative Return - Explained
• Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor - Explained
• Qualified Eligible Participant - Explained
• Forward Contract - Explained
• Filter Rule - Explained
• Fractal Markets Hypothesis - Explained
• Reintermediation - Explained
• Captive Fund - Explained
• Cash on Cash Return - Explained
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - Explained
• Load (Mutual Fund) - Explained
• Specific-Shares Method (Investements) - Explained
• Total Expense Ratio - Explained
• Bull (Investor) - Explained
• Attribution Analysis - Explained
• Balloon Interest - Explained
• Capital Pool Company - Explained
• Poison Put - Explained
• Boiler Room (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Bond Discount - Explained
• After-Tax Real Rate of Return - Explained
• Captive Real Estate Investment Trust - Explained
• Assets Under Management - Explained
• Asset Class - Explained
• Algorithmic Trading - Explained
• Advisor Fee - Explained
• After the Bell - Explained
• Collateralized Debt Obligation - Explained
• Collateralized Mortgage Obligation - Explained
• Collective Investment Fund - Explained
• Bond - Explained
• Bloomberg Terminal - Explained
• Alternative Investment - Explained
• After-Hours Trading - Explained
• Binomial Tree (Options) - Explained
• Indemnification Method (Trading) - Explained
• Aggregation - Explained
• Feeder Fund - Explained
• Commercial Paper Funding Facility - Explained
• Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst - Explained
• Chartered Financial Consultant - Explained
• Chartered Financial Risk Engineer - Explained
• Chartered Investment Counselor - Explained
• Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor - Explained
• Chartered Portfolio Manager - Explained
• Medium Term (Investments) - Explained
• Original Issue Discount - Explained
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Explained
• Straight Through Processing (Financial Transactions) - Explained
• Tight Market (Trading) - Explained
• Spot Market - Explained
• American Option - Explained
• After-Market Performance - Explained
• Amplitude (Securities) - Explained
• Agio - Explained
• Pass-Through Rate (Mortgage-Backed Securities) - Explained
• Greater Fool Theory - Explained
• Halloween Strategy - Explained
• Headline Effect - Explained
• Exhausted Selling Model - Explained
• Intermarket Analysis - Explained
• Bubble Theory - Explained
• Formula Method (Swaps) - Explained
• Standard and Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPDR) - Explained
• Stop-Limit Order - Explained
• Straddle (Options Trading) - Explained
• Theta (Options Trading) - Explained
• The Kelly Criterion - Explained
• Broker of Record - Explained
• Clearing Member Trade Agreement - Explained
• Collar (Trade Strategy) - Explained
• Commodities Exchange - Explained
• Commodity Exchange Act - Explained
• Commodity Pool - Explained
• Clientele Effect - Explained
• Close Location Value - Explained
• Closed-End Management Company - Explained
• Breaking the Buck - Explained
• Bowie Bond - Explained
• Appraisal Ratio - Explained
• Arbitrage Bond - Explained
• Black Litterman Model - Explained
• Black's Model - Explained
• Benjamin Method - Explained
• Better Alternative Trading System - Explained
• Ask (Securities Trading) - Explained
• Alternative Trading System - Explained
• Brokerage Company - Explained
• Cox, Ross, & Rubinstein Option-Pricing Model - Explained
• Capital Gains Distribution (Managed Funds) - Explained
• CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) - Explained
• Composite (Trading Markets) - Explained
• Distressed Securities - Explained
• Dividend Irrelevance Theory - Explained
• Consensus Estimate - Explained
• Constant Maturity (Treasury Security) - Explained
• Assignment of Trade - Explained
• Post-Modern Portfolio Theory - Explained
• Fed Model - Explained
• Angel Bond - Explained
• Cushion Theory - Explained
• S Score - Explained
• Base Currency - Explained
• Continuous Quotation System - Explained
• Industry Classification Benchmark - Explained
• Automated Bond System - Explained
• Junior Capital Pool - Explained
• Kappa (Option Pricing) - Explained
• Mortgage Pool - Explained
• Mutual Fund Theorem - Explained
• Monday Effect - Explained
• Master Feeder Fund - Explained
• Principal Protected Note - Explained
• Measuring Principle (Stock Price) - Explained
• Minsky Moment - Explained
• Modified Dietz Method - Explained
• Automated Customer Account Transfer Service - Explained
• Auction Rate - Explained
• Ascending Channel - Explained
• Broker-Reseller - Explained
• Squawk Box - Explained
• Automated Confirmation Transaction Service - Explained
• Advance Block - Explained
• Brochure Rule - Explained
• Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan - Explained
• Stock Market Capitalization to GDP Ratio - Explained
• Order Protection Rule - Explained
• Annual Holdings Turnover - Explained
• Permanent Capital Vehicle - Explained
• Fund of Funds - Explained
• Fixed Annuity - Explained
• Protected Fund - Explained
• Annualized Rate - Explained
• Piotroski Score - Explained
• House-Money Effect - Explained
• Black-Box Model - Explained
• Bilateral Netting - Explained
• Bogey (Investment Performance) - Explained
• Individual Retirement Annuity - Explained
• Information Ratio (Investments) - Explained
• Differential (Trading) - Explained
• Credit Spread (Bonds and Options) - Explained
• Hedonic Pricing - Explained
• Full Service Broker - Explained
• Balanced Investment Strategy - Explained
• Price Variance - Explained
• Reprice (Stock Options) - Explained
• Bitcoin Mining - Explained
• Closed Virtual Currency - Explained
• Zero-Cost Strategy - Explained
• Event Driven Strategy - Explained
• Electronic Communication Network - Explained
• Association of International Bond Dealers - Explained
• Starting a Hedge Fund - Explained
• Costs to Start a Hedge Fund - Explained
• Market Segmentation Theory (Finance) - Explained
• Primary vs Secondary Market (Finance) - Explained
• Total Shareholder Return - Explained
• Ratable Accrual Method (Bonds) - Explained
• Net Asset Value (Investments) - Explained
• Behaviorist (Finance) - Explained
• Risk Curve - Explained
• Strong Form Efficiency (Economics) - Explained
• Fairway Bond - Explained
• Cox-Ingersoll-Ross Model - Explained