Tag: short
Back Up
What is a back up and what does it mean for the securities market
A back up is a slang term for the movement in...
Backspread
A backspread is a type of options spread in which the trader holds more long positions than short positions. This strategy can be used...
Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC)
What is 'Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation - CDIC ' A crown corporation owned by the Canadian government that insures bank deposits up...
Canadian Overnight Money Market Rate
What is 'Canadian Overnight Money Market Rate' A measure or estimate of the rate at which major dealers are able to arrange...
Call Ratio Backspread
What is 'Call Ratio Backspread' A very bullish investment strategy that combines options to create a spread with limited loss potential and...
Payday Loans
DefinitionA payday loan is a small, short-term unsecured loan, "regardless of whether repayment of loans is linked to a borrower's payday." The loans are...
Capital Gains Tax
DefinitionA capital gains tax is a tax on capital gains, the profit realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset that was greater than...
Call Option
DefinitionA call option, often simply labeled a "call", is a financial contract between two parties, the buyer and the seller of this type of...
Pale Recession
What is 'Pale Recession' A phrase used in May 2008 by former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan to describe an economic...
Parabolic Indicator
What is the 'Parabolic Indicator' The parabolic indicator is a technical analysis strategy that uses a trailing stop and reverse method called...