A - G, Glossary

Current Ratio

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Current Ratio is the ratio of current assets divided by current liabilities. It provides A liquidity ratio that measures a company’s ability to pay short-term obligations. Also known as “liquidity ratio”, “cash asset ratio” and “cash ratio”.

A - G, Glossary

Buy Side Firms

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Buy-side Firms are institutions that provide advice on buying securities and assets within their own organizations.

A - G, Glossary

Black-Scholes

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The Black-Scholes model is one of the most widely used ways to approximate the true price of a option.

Glossary, N - T

Total Asset/Equity Ratio

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Asset/Equity Ratio is the ratio of total assets divided by stockholders’ equity.

Glossary

Short Selling your Investment Portfolio and Taking a Position

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In shorting you sell the stocks and then buy them back when the price falls, earning you a profit.

Glossary, H - M, rewrites, Technical Analysis

Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

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The Moving Average Convergence-Divergence (MACD) indicator is one of the easiest and most efficient momentum indicators you can get. It was developed by Gerald Appel in the late seventies.