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Unemployment

Kevin Smith — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:01:46 +0000

"Unemployment" is a major economic indicator measuring how much of the working population is currently looking for a job. Just because someone is jobless doesn't mean they are unemployed - they need to be looking for work!

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Wealth

Kevin Smith — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:03:47 +0000

"Wealth" means having an abundance of something desirable. This can be tangible, like money and property, or intangible.

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Wall Street

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:32:48 +0000

"Wall Street" is a street in New York City, near the southern end of Manhattan Island. It is the home of the New York Stock Exchange, and the biggest center of stock trading and finance in the world.

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Volume Weighted Average

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:11:51 +0000

In finance, Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is a ratio of the profit traded to complete volume traded over a distinct time horizon - normally one day. It's a portion of the average price a stock traded at over the trading horizon.

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Variance

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:41:40 +0000

Variance is how far away from the average numbers are. The higher the variance, the farther away most numbers are from the group's average.

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Straddles

admin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:02:18 +0000

A straddle is an investment strategy that involves the purchase or sale of an option allowing the investor to profit regardless of the direction of movement of the underlying asset, usually a stock. Read this article for details on the two straddle strategies: a long straddle and a short straddle.

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Uncovered Call

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:19:57 +0000

A short call option position where the writer does not own the specified number of shares specified by the option nor has deposited cash equal to the exercise value of the call.

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Zero Coupon Bond

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:51:38 +0000

A zero coupon bond is a bond sold without interest-paying coupons. Instead of paying periodic interest, the bond is sold at a discount and pays its entire face amount upon maturity, which is usually a one year period or longer.

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Yield To Maturity (YTM)

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:38:23 +0000

Yield To Maturity is the interest rate that will make the present value of a bond's remaining cash flows (if held to maturity) equal to the price (plus accrued interest, if any).

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Yield

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:37:16 +0000

Yield is the return investors can expect on a security based on all the outflows and inflows they incur related to that security.

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