Speculator
What is a Speculator? A speculator is an individual or firm that, as the name suggests, speculates – or guesses – that the price of securities will go up or down and trades the securities based on their speculation. Speculators are also people who create fortunes and start, fund, or help to grow businesses. Venture...
Ex-Dividend Date
What is the Ex-Dividend Date? The ex-dividend date is an investment term that determines which stockholders are eligible to receive declared dividends. When a company announces a dividend, the board of directors set a record date. Only shareholders recorded on the company’s books as of that date are entitled to receive the dividends. The ex-dividend...
Spoofing
What is Spoofing? Spoofing is a disruptive algorithmic trading practice that involves placing bids to buy or offers to sell futures contracts and canceling the bids or offers prior to the deal’s execution. The practice intends to create a false picture of demand or false pessimism in the market. By creating a false sentiment in...
Global Macro Strategy
What is the Global Macro Strategy? A global macro strategy is an investment and trading strategy that is based on the interpretation of large macroeconomic events on the national, regional, and global scales. For the successful implementation of a global macro strategy, fund managers analyze various macroeconomic and geopolitical factors. These include interest rates, currency...
Index Funds
What are Index Funds? Index funds are mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are designed to track the performance of a market index. Currently available funds track different market indices, including the S&P 500, Russell 2000, and FTSE 100. An index fund is a form of passive investment. This means that portfolio managers do...
