Slippage is the difference between the executed and expected price of a trade. It generally occurs during a period of high volatility, as a result of using a market order or when a large order fails to find adequate counter-party interest at the expected trade price. Both a negative and a positive divergence from the […]
Volatility is a measure of the security’s stability and is usually calculated as the standard deviation derived from a continuously compounded return over a certain period of time. It can also be defined as a statistical measure of dispersion for particular securities and is measured by variance or standard deviation. When it comes to option pricing, […]
A market trend represents the general direction in a market or a security. Trends can also be applied to interest rates, yields or any other market that features long-term movements in volume and price. The length of market trends can vary between short-term, intermediate and long-term. In general it is better to trade with a […]
If you are an active trader you might have noticed that financial asset prices follow certain patterns. A pattern that consistently occurs is consolidation between price ranges. Financial assets will often trade in a tight range, consolidating a recent move, and then move to another range and repeat the process. Even during market trends […]
Merger are deals that unite two separate companies into a single new company. There are a number of different types of mergers, and a number of different reasons for companies to go through one. The most common type is the uniting of two completely separate companies into a single new company with a new name. […]
A crossed market refers to a temporary situation where bid prices associated with a particular asset or security is higher than the asking price. Also referred to as backwardation, it is the futures market relationship where the prices are lower than the spot prices. A crossed market is a temporary situation that presents an arbitrage […]
The cup and handle pattern is a continuation chart pattern that looks like cup and handle with a defined resistance level at the top of the cup. It forms from a strong drive up that pulled back and consolidated over a period of time creating the cup before making another push to the […]
What is a Stop-Limit Order? A stop-limit order is an order type that combines the features of a stop and a limit order with the idea to reduce slippage risk. To successfully execute this order type, two price points must be determined: a stop price and a limit price. The stop price will trigger the […]
The term “shares outstanding” refers to the stock of a company that is currently held by all shareholders, which includes restricted shares owned by company insiders and share blocks owned by institutional investors. The outstanding shares of a company are shown on its balance sheet under the Capital Stock heading. The number of shares that […]
As an entrepreneur, it is common to seek private funding when you want to start a business. These calls for meetings with angel investors and venture capital firms where you will get to present your idea and if they like it, they will fund you in exchange for a percentage in your company. Once you […]
