High-frequency trader (HFT)
HFT is a type of investment strategy whereby stocks are rapidly bought and sold by a computer algorithm and held for a very short period, usually seconds or milliseconds. The advancement of technology over...
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Forwards
A forward contract is a contractual agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a price agreed upon today for delivery at a specified future date. It is different from a...
Short
Shorting is a specialized finance term. It is also known as going short or short selling. These terms refer to the selling of the instrument or securities borrowed from the third party. Such third...
Fixed Income
The term “fixed income” means a sort of investment that can not be classified as an equity position, but which provides an obligation to the issuer or borrower to pay against it on a...
Mexican Peso-MXN
The peso is the legal tender of Mexico. A peso is denoted by sign $ or Mex $ (in order to differentiate it from other dollar denominated currencies) and its international exchange code (ISO...
Chinese Yuan-CNY
Chinese Yuan (CNY) or the Renminbi is the official currency of the People’s Republic of China. This is currency is denoted by symbol ¥ and the code in international exchange markets is RMB. While...
Canadian Dollar-CAD
The Canadian dollar is the legal tender of Canada. It is denoted by symbol $ or C$ and the international code of the currency is CAD. As of 2011, the Canadian dollar was world’s...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKG)
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, or HKEx, operates a securities market and a derivatives market in Hong Kong and the clearing houses for those markets. HKEx was listed in Hong Kong in 2000...
Iraqi Dinar-IQD
The Iraqi dinar is the legal tender of Iraq. The currency code is IQD (although no international bank exchanges Iraqi dinar ). The Iraqi dinar is issued by Iraq’s federal bank, the Central Bank of...
Indian Rupee-INR
The Indian Rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The international code of Indian Rupee is INR and it denoted by symbol. The Reserve Bank of India, India’s federal bank is...
Japanese Yen-JPY
The Japanese yen is the legal tender of Japan. Its code in financial markets is JPY and the symbol used to denote the yen is ¥. The Japanese yen is one of the most...
Over the counter
In finance, OTC is a term which is related to the trade of stock directly among two individuals, companies or parties. OTC is short for over the counter. OTC may include bond or different...
Euro-EUR
The euro is the legal tender of the euro zone area which is comprised of 17 nations out of total 27 member European Union (EU) states. The Institutions of European Union also use this...
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
The OCC’s primary mission is to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and federal savings associations. They also supervise the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. Their goal in supervising banks and...
Gold Standard
Gold Standard Introduction A Monetary system in which economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold is called as gold standard. A gold standard system can be classified in various kinds. The gold...