Trading Basics
Dow
Short hand for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Other Trading Basics
Automated Trading
Where the buying and selling of securities is automated and driven by algorithms.
Carry Trade
A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.
For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.
Acquisition
When the majority of shares changes hands in a company.
This is typically when one company buys another.
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