Hello Andrew, A maintenance margin is the minimum amount of equity that must be maintained in a margin account. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and FINRA require investors to keep at least 25% of Read more
Hello LuckyWoman, "Eat your own dog food" is a colloquial expression that describes a company using its own products or services for its internal operations. The term is believed to have Read more
Hello ForexGuy, Unchanged refers to a situation in which the price or rate of a security is the same between two periods. This can be over any time frame including a trading day, week or even as Read more
Hello BobM, Tactical trading (or tactical asset allocation) is a style of investing for the relatively short term based on anticipated market trends. Tactical trading involves taking long or short Read more
Hi PrettyWoman, Quadruple witching refers to a date on which stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and single stock futures expire simultaneously. While stock options contracts Read more
Hello Maria, Dark money refers to the funds donated to nonprofit organizations that in turn spend it in order to influence elections. These nonprofit organizations can receive an unlimited amount of Read more
Hello Fluffy, A pairs trade is a trading strategy that involves matching a long position with a short position in two stocks with a high correlation. Pairs trading was first introduced in the Read more
Hello LuckyMan, Vomma is the rate at which the vega of an option will react to volatility in the market. It is a second order derivative for an option’s value. Vomma demonstrates the convexity of Read more
Hello ForexGuy, The nova/ursa ratio is a sentiment indicator based on the Nova and Ursa funds from the Rydex Fund Group. The Nova fund is bullish with a target beta of 1.5, meaning the underlying Read more
Hi Andrew, Yankee market is a slang term for the stock market in the United States. Yankee market is usually used by non-U.S. residents and refers to the slang term for an American, a Yankee (or Read more
Hello BobM, Good this month orders are limit orders that will be automatically canceled if not executed by the end of the month in which the orders were placed. Good this month is one example of a Read more
Hello LuckyWoman, A deep market is a securities exchange, or place of commerce, where a large number of shares can be bought and sold without drastically affecting the price. A deep market might Read more
Hi PrettyWoman, The job market is the market in which employers search for
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Read moreHello Fluffy, A harami cross is a Japanese candlestick pattern that consists
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Read moreHello ForexGuy, A false market occurs when prices are manipulated and impacted
Read moreHello LuckyWoman, The yearly probability of living is determined by consulting
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