Catkathyy answered appledots's question on 21 Feb 2014, 09:27:11

Method of evaluating a security (bond, note, share) by investigating the intrinsic (fundamental) value of the business that issued the security. Fundamental analysts believe that a firm's (1) competitive advantage, (2) earnings growth, (3) sales revenue growth, (4) market share, (6) financial reserves, and (6) quality of management all reflected in its financial statements and together called 'fundamental information' are the true indicators of its earning potential and future value of its securities. In contrast, proponents of technical analysis focus on the past and present movements in the market price of a security to estimate its future value.

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Robertpat answered fxmeredith's question on 18 Sep 2013, 03:43:04

Fundamental analysis is a method of evaluating securities by attempting to measure the intrinsic value of a stock. Fundamental analysts study everything from the overall economy and industry conditions to the financial condition and management of companies. Technical analysis is the evaluation of securities by means of studying statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security's intrinsic value but instead use stock charts to identify patterns and trends that may suggest what a stock will do in the future.

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smith answered lily's question on 11 Jun 2012, 10:01:06

1. A method of stabilizing a country's currency by fixing its exchange rate to that of another country.
2. A practice of an investor buying large amounts of an underlying commodity or security close to the expiry date of a derivative held by the investor. This is done to encourage a favorable move in the market price.

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mike answered lily's question on 11 Jun 2012, 09:23:19

A calculated adjustment to a country's official exchange rate relative to a chosen baseline. The baseline can be anything from wage rates to the price of gold to a foreign currency. In a fixed exchange rate regime, only a decision by a country's government (i.e. central bank) can alter the official value of the currency. It is the opposite concept of "devaluation". For example, suppose that a government has set 10 units of its currency equal to one U.S. dollar. To revalue, the government might change the rate to five units per dollar. This would result in that currency being twice as expensive to people buying that currency with U.S. dollars compared before and the U.S. dollar costing half as much to those buying it with foreign currency.

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smith answered lily's question on 11 Jun 2012, 09:20:55

It is the interest paid to a forex trader who holds a position overnight. An overnight position is one that is not closed on the same day, and is still open as of 5pm EST. If the interest rate on the currency that the trader purchased is higher than the interest rate on the currency that the trader is selling, she will receive a rollover credit based on the full value of the trade for the difference in interest rates.

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smith answered lily's question on 11 Jun 2012, 09:15:56

Interest paid to a forex trader who holds a position overnight. An overnight position is one that is not closed on the same day, and is still open as of 5pm EST. If the interest rate on the currency that the trader purchased is higher than the interest rate on the currency that the trader is selling, she will receive a rollover credit based on the full value of the trade for the difference in interest rates.

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