Glossary

An investor borrows money at a low interest rate to invest in a different financial instrument that provides higher returns.

Same day settlement of a trade occuring in the Forex markets.

A cash distribution to the shareholders of a corporation, based on profitability and board of directors decisions.

The movement of money within a company represented by the difference between the opening balance and closing balance for a defined period of time. It identifies a company’s solvency.

A government or pseudo-government organization that manage a country’s monetary policy.

The document signifying ownership of a stock or bond.

A technical indicator designed by Mark Chaikin that measures momentum by starting with the Accumulation/Distribution line and applying two Exponential Moving Averages of varying lengths. The indicator is a plot of the difference of the value of the two preceding formulas.

A technical indicator which measures momentum, designed by Tushar Chande. The difference between the sum of losses and the sum of gains are divided by the sum of prices for a given period.

A form of bankruptcy that mandates a reorganization of a debtor’s business assets and operations (also referred to as "restructuring").

A re-payment plan for debtor’s to settle their debts through installments to their creditors.