Security and Exchange Commission
In the aftermath of the Great 1929 stock market crash, the US government passed the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which created the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) with the...
Monetary easing, relaxation or expansion is set of policies conducted by the central banks in order to push overall price level, to stimulate inflation and aggregate demand. Globally, central banks were using these expansionary policies in order to combat...
The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was set up in 1992 when twelve countries signed the Maastricht Treaty (The Treaty on European Union). It was one of the main steps in further integration of EU countries aiming to provide...
Bollinger bands are one of the tools in the technical analysis used by traders to closely look at price movements. It was introduced by technician John Bollinger in the early 1980s. He took one moving average with two more...
Helicopter money is the phrase crafted by Milton Friedman in 1969 trying to explain the consequences of changes in base money. It is a theoretical unconventional monetary policy to be used in combating with deflation.
“Let us suppose now that...
Cup and Handle
Cup and Handle is a price pattern that can be observed in every time frame. After a downtrend price takes on some sideways and retraces to the previous peak forming a soft U-shape, a cup. Left and...
Contractionary monetary policy is the set of policies conducted by central banks aiming to curb inflation and slow overheated economic growth. Through its instruments, the central bank tries to halt the overall rise of prices in the economy and...
Currency exchange dates back from ancient times when traders exchanged coins originating from different countries. Silver and gold coins were used and valued based on their weights and their size. In the Roman empire, the government held a monopoly...
Risk reversal is an options trading strategy used to hedge risk. The strategy protects against adverse movements but at the same time limits potential profit. A trader buys one option and other write depending on a position in underlying....
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indexes are one of the most globally followed benchmarks of the stock markets. They include more than 80 countries from developed, emerging and frontier markets, covering 99% of investable opportunities. Indexes are weighted by...
