摘要: A combination of a short position in an asset such as a stock or commodity, and a long position in the futures for that asset. Reverse cash-and-carry arbitrage seeks to exploit pricing inefficiencies [阅读全文:]
摘要: A limited purpose company created to work in tandem with insurance companies. Reinsurance sidecars will purchase a portion or all of an insurance policy from an insurance company to share in the profi[阅读全文:]
摘要: A broad definition for three types of arbitrage that contain an element of risk:
1) Merger and acquisition arbitrage - The simultaneous purchase of stock in a company being acquired and the sa[阅读全文:]
摘要: A type of mortgage that is designed for relocating/transferring employees. Corporations sometime make special mortgages available for relocating employees in an effort to make the moving process easie[阅读全文:]
摘要: A trader who acts independently of others - and, typically, recklessly - usually to the detriment of both the clients and the institution that employs him or her. In most cases this type of trading is[阅读全文:]
摘要: Located in Santiago, the SGO is the premier stock exchange of Chile. It trades stocks, bonds, investment funds, derivatives and gold and silver Chilean coins. It also has an electronic trading platfor[阅读全文:]
摘要: Based in Sao Paolo, Brazil, this exchange has the fourth-largest market cap in all of the Americas and the 13th largest in the world. It is also known as the BM&F Bovespa. The main index of this e[阅读全文:]
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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in either the consumer services sector or financial services sector of an economy. A consumer services ETF seeks to derive investment results that correspon[阅读全文:]
摘要: This ratio refers to a trading system's ability to generate profits over losses. The profit/loss ratio is the average profit on winning trades divided by the average loss on losing trades over a spec[阅读全文:]
摘要: A strategy that aims to limit potential losses to a desired amount by using a stop-loss or stop-limit order.
For example, a trader or investor may execute a protective stop by setting a [阅读全文:]