Glossary

The probability that an economic crisis in one market will move to another market.

Common to price charts for Futures contracts, the historical price scale is adjusted to collapse transitions from one contract to the next.

The movement of a futures contract’s price towards the underlying cash commodity’s spot price as delivery date gets closer.

Provides the securities issue holder with the one-time choice to convert to another issue, usually common stock.

Purchasing a substantial amount of shares of a stock for the purpose of manipulating price.

A bond issued by a corporation to raise financing.

The methods by which publicly traded companies are directed, regulated and controlled. 

A principle of Elliott Wave Theory, it’s a set of security price movements that counter the main prevailing trend.

The measurement of the relationship between changes in two securities.

Inflation caused by rising prices in production expenses such as raw materials and labor.