LEADS AND LAGS
The practice of altering the normal payment or receipts in a foreign exchange transaction. If a currency is expected to increase, the transaction will be accelerated (leads); but if it decreases, the transaction will slow down (lags). This is done to improve profits and reduce losses.
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Uptick
An Uptick is a transaction or a business deal for a financial instrument that surpasses the previous transaction in price. If the price of a stock ...
Lock In Profits
Realizing the profits of a position such as buying a stock by exiting at a gain. By doing so, the portion of that investment is no longer vulnerabl ...
Profit
Profit occurs when the amount of revenue gained from a business exceeds the expenses, costs, and tax needed to maintain the business activity.
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Due Diligence Meeting
Meticulous probe conducted by an underwriter, ensuring all details has been revealed to prospective investors before issuing a new security.
Laffer Curve
The relationship between tax rates and tax revenue collected by the government. Formed by Arthur Laffer, the curve states there is an optimal tax i ...
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| 08:00 | Wholesale Price Index | May | |
| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | May | |
| 09:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | May | |
| 10:00 | Trade Balance | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Current Account (sa) | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Apr | |
| 14:15 | Housing Starts | May | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Jun |


