INSIDER INFORMATION
Intimate knowledge or nonpublic material which contains the affairs, plans, operations, or situation of a publicly traded company. The information, normally obtained by an individual who works or is close to a listed company, can give a financial advantage when used in trading company’s shares. If an individual uses the insider information to place trades, he or she can be found guilty of insider trading. Insider trading is illegal if the information is still nonpublic and been traded on. Traders who use insider information are rendered an unfair advantage.
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Short Leg
Short Leg is a contract where an individual holds a short position. The contract is in the option spread created by the trader by purchasing a put ...
Borrowing Base
Money a lender will loan to a company. The borrowing base is usually determined by a method called margining, where the lender determines a discoun ...
Swaziland Lilangeni
Currency abbreviation for the Swaziland Lilangeni, the official currency of Swaziland. The currency is comprised of 100 cents and presented with th ...
Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian - DWAC
A method of electronically transferring new shares or paper share certificates from the Depository Trust Company (DTC), which acts as a clearinghou ...
Economic Stimulus
Plans to financially stimulate an economy. It implements monetary or fiscal policy changes to bolster a lagging or struggling economy. Governments ...
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Principles of Trading: Well Known Trading Instruments
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Digesting Financial Statements: Working Capital
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