Tag: trading
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...
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...
Xenocurrency
What is 'Xenocurrency' A currency that trades in markets outside of its domestic borders. The term "xenocurrency" is derived from the prefix...
Half Stock
What is 'Half Stock' Stock sold with a par value half of what is considered standard. Half stock can be either common...
C-Share
What is C-Share and how does it work
C-share is a type of mutual fund that allows investors to share in the unrealized gains or...
K-Ratio
What is 'K-Ratio' A ratio that is used in the performance evaluation of an equity relative to its risk. The ratio examines...
OEX
What is 'OEX' The ticker symbol used to identify index options traded on the Standard & Poor's 100 index. OEX options are...
Z-Share
What is 'Z-Share' A class of mutual fund shares that employees of the fund's management company are allowed to own. Employees may...
H-Shares
DefinitionH shares refer to the shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Many companies float...
CAD
What is 'CAD' What currency is CAD? CAD is the currency abbreviation or currency symbol for the Canadian dollar (CAD). The Canadian...