Hi Fluffy, Wire fraud is a crime in which a person concocts a scheme to defraud or obtain money based on false representation or promises. This criminal act is done using electronic communications Read more

Hello PrettyWoman, A futures market is an auction market in which participants buy and sell commodity and futures contracts for delivery on a specified future date. Examples of futures markets are Read more

Hello ForexGuy, A variance swap is a financial derivative used to hedge or speculate on the magnitude of a price movement of an underlying asset. These assets include exchange rates, interest rates, Read more

Hi LuckyMan, Quid is well-known, slang expression for the pound sterling, or the British pound, which is the currency of the United Kingdom. A quid is equal to 100 pence, and it is generally Read more

Hi Andrew, Darvas box theory is a specific type of trading strategy that former ballroom dancer Nicolas Darvas developed in 1956. Darvas' trading technique involves buying into stocks that are Read more

Hello LuckyWoman, The halo effect is a term for a consumer's favoritism toward a line of products due to positive experiences with other products by this maker. The halo effect is correlated to Read more

Hello Maria, A variable cost is a corporate expense that changes in proportion with production output. Variable costs increase or decrease depending on a company's production volume; they rise Read more

Hello BobM, An offering price is the per share value at which publicly issued securities are made available for purchase by the investment bank underwriting the issue. A security's offering Read more

Hi Fluffy, The law of supply and demand is a theory that explains the interaction between the supply of a resource and the demand for that resource. The theory defines the effect that the Read more

Hello PrettyWoman, A dealer option is a contract issued on the physical inventory of a commodity. A dealer option is typically issued by companies that buy, sell, or otherwise use a commodity in Read more

Hello LuckyMan, A naked option is created when the seller of an option contract does not currently own any, or enough, of the underlying security to meet the potential obligation that results from Read more

Hello Andrew, Launched in 2013, Kraken is a San Francisco-based bitcoin exchange that facilitates the trading of bitcoins in multiple currencies including euros, U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars and Read more