Glossary

A condition or event which alerts traders to buy or sell a particular security.

A technical mathematical formula that adds the closing prices over a range of time periods then divides by the total number of time periods.

The quantity magnitude of a trade order.

A by-product of poorly executed trades, this is the difference between the order price and the actual execution price of a security.

A technical oscillator that tracks momentum by comparing closing prices for a given market over N periods of time.

Possessing assets in excess of liabilities. 

An exchange member who makes the market in a specific security.

An investor who willingly assumes substantial risk because of the optimism for gain.

A Candlestick chart bar pattern represented by a short body with short wicks of nearly equal proportions upwards and downwards. It signifies market uncertainty with the security.

A public financial marketplace where financial instruments are traded for immediate delivery.