摘要:The feeling or tone of a market (i.e. crowd psychology). It is shown by the activity and price movement of securities.

For example, rising prices would indicate a bullish market sentimen[阅读全文]

摘要:A general term used to describe indicators that gauge investor attitudes toward the market.

Sentiment indicators are employed in technical analysis to quantify the levels of optimism or [阅读全文]

摘要:An indicator used by technical traders to identify periods in which the price of an asset will experience a significant amount of movement. This charting technique consists of a series of vertical lin[阅读全文]

摘要:The Longtime Homebuyer Tax Credit was a federal income tax credit available to homebuyers who had owned and lived in the same principal residence for five of the last eight years before the purchase o[阅读全文]

摘要:A federal initiative whereby a person is eligible for a non-refundable credit for a specific amount spent on higher education tuition and fees during the year.

These fees can be for the [阅读全文]

摘要:A status that is important for determining dependency exemptions. Full-time status is based on what the individual's school considers full time.

An individual enrolled in a post-seconda[阅读全文]

摘要:A refundable tax credit made available to Americans purchasing their first home. The first-time homebuyer tax credit originally applied to home purchases made by qualified first-time buyers between Ap[阅读全文]

摘要:An individual who is purchasing a principal residence for the first time. First-time home buyers are more commonly recognized according to several criteria with regards to an individual retirement acc[阅读全文]

摘要:A requirement imposed on market makers (and in some instances, non market makers) to report each trade immediately after the transaction is completed.

Traded stocks are subject to real&s[阅读全文]

摘要:A metric used to measure a company's ability to meet its debt obligations. It is calculated by taking a company's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and dividing it by the total interest paya[阅读全文]

摘要:A technical analysis indicator developed by Worden Brothers Inc. that segments a stock's price and volume according to time intervals. The price and volume data is then compared to uncover periods of[阅读全文]

摘要:The continuous settlement of payments on an individual order basis without netting debits with credits across the books of a central bank.

|||Basically, this is a system for large-value [阅读全文]

摘要:A survey of consumer confidence conducted by the University of Michigan. The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) uses telephone surveys to gather information on consumer expectations regarding th[阅读全文]

摘要:An inventory strategy companies employ to increase efficiency and decrease waste by receiving goods only as they are needed in the production process, thereby reducing inventory costs.

This met[阅读全文]

摘要:A rider on a variable annuity that allows minimum withdrawals from the invested amount without having to annuitize the investment. The amount that can be withdrawn is based on a percentage of the tota[阅读全文]

摘要:A theory from managerial accounting that relates to just-in-time (JIT) inventory (where a company only receives goods as they are needed to cut down on inventory costs) and production management. The [阅读全文]

摘要:

A monthly economic survey. The ZEW Economic Sentiment is an almalgamation of the sentiments of approximately 350 economists and analysts regarding the e[阅读全文] 
		

摘要:

A form of speculation in which a trader bets on the movement in the exchange rates of foreign currency pairs. Real-time forex trading involves placing an o[阅读全文] 

		

摘要:

A measure of the compound rate of growth in a portfolio. Because this method eliminates the distorting effects created by inflows of new money, it is used to compare the returns of inv[阅读全文]

摘要:

An order to buy or sell an asset that is placed at a specific time period during a trading session. A time-of-day order enters the market at a predetermined minute and remains good unt[阅读全文]