Swing Trading
What is Swing Trading? Swing trading is a trading technique that traders use to buy and sell stocks when indicators point to an upward (positive) or downward (negative) trend in the future, which can range from overnight to a few weeks. Swing trades aim to capitalize on buying and selling the interim lows and highs...
Bid and Ask
What is Bid and Ask? The term bid and ask refers to the best potential price that buyers and sellers in the marketplace are willing to transact at. In other words, bid and ask refers to the best price at which a security can be sold and/or bought at the current time. The Bid Price...
NASDAQ Composite
What is the NASDAQ Composite? The NASDAQ Composite is an index of more than 3,000 common equities listed on the NASDAQ stock market. The index is one of the most followed indices in the United States, alongside the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500. The majority of companies listed on the NASDAQ Composite...
Wash Sale
What is a Wash Sale? A wash sale is categorized when an investor sells a stock or security and repurchases the same or a substantially identical security within 30 days of the sale. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) introduced the 61-day wash sale rule to prevent investors who hold unrealized losses from benefiting from...
Japan Exchange Group
What is the Japan Exchange Group? Japan Exchange Group is a Tokyo-based financial services corporation that operates different financial instruments exchange markets. It facilitates the trading of Japan’s financial securities under the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. It was established in 2013 following the merger between Tokyo Stock Exchange Group and Osaka Securities Exchange....
