Tag: stock
XDIS
DefinitionThe Independence Party is a liberal-conservative and Eurosceptic political party in Iceland. It is currently the largest party in the Althing, with 16 seats....
S&P Phenomenon
What is 'S&P Phenomenon' The tendency for a stock that has been recently added to the S&P composite index to experience a...
Dow Jones Industrial Average – DJIA
DefinitionThe Dow Jones Industrial Average, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index that shows how 30 large, publicly owned companies based in...
Gain
What is 'Gain' An increase in the value of an asset or property. A gain arises if the selling or disposition price...
Naked Option
What is a naked option
When most people think of options trading, they picture someone buying or selling a call or put option on an...
Yard
What is 'Yard' A financial term meaning one billion. Yard is derived from the term "milliard" which is used in some European...
Xenocurrency
What is 'Xenocurrency' A currency that trades in markets outside of its domestic borders. The term "xenocurrency" is derived from the prefix...
E-Micro Forex Futures
What is 'E-Micro Forex Futures' Currency futures contracts traded on CME Globex that are one-tenth the size of standard Forex futures. Currency...
A-Shares
What are 'A-Shares' A-shares is an expression designating shares that trade on the two Chinese stock exchanges, that is, the Shanghai Stock...
Half Stock
What is 'Half Stock' Stock sold with a par value half of what is considered standard. Half stock can be either common...