SYNTHETIC ETF
Security mimicking an exchange-traded fund using derivatives including swaps, which normally trails an index or a sector group of companies. Its proponents postulate the investment is doing a more precise job of tracking indexes. However, its critics view the security as too complicated for investors and believe it is not transparent.
POPULAR TERMS
Chaebol Structure
Business conglomerate structure creating global multinationals with large international operations. The Korean term chaebol means business family o ...
Back Charge
It is a billing that is created to collect the expenses that were incurred during the last billing period. It can be an adjustment because of error ...
Nationalization
This refers to a method in which the government takes control of a company or industry, which may appear for a variety of reasons. Nationalization ...
Headline Risk
The possibility that a particular news story will unfavorably affect the price of a stock. It may also impact the stock’s performance as a wh ...
Dow Jones Sustainability United States Index
Market capitalization-weighted index encompassing US-based firms in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, comprised of the leading 20% ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
Principles of Trading: Risk Management
It is imperative for traders to master risk management, which includes knowing how much you could lose per trade or over time and evaluating the pe ...
Featured Investment: Annuity
Featured Investment: Annuity
Investments are what trading is all about. And knowing about the various a ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Introduction
Financial statements open a window how healthy a company is (in terms of finances). This document presents the financial activities of a person or ...
Principles of Trading: Introduction
Trading is an active participation in the financial markets. Those who partake in buy-and-hold investing are called traders. Also called market pla ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Apr | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Apr | |
| 01:30 | Unemployment Rate | Mar | |
| 05:04 | BoJ MPC Interest Rate Announcement | Apr | |
| 05:04 | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | ||
| 05:04 | BOJ Outlook Report | ||
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Mar | |
| 08:30 | Bank of Japan Press Conference | ||
| 09:00 | Unemployment Rate | 1 quarter |
