Trading Basics
Dow
Short hand for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Other Trading Basics
Bulls
Bulls are market participants and commentators that believe the price of a security will rise.
Alpha
This is a measure of price performance vs a benchmark.
If a trader makes 10% per annum and the index makes 7% the trader has an alpha of 3%.
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