Bonds are fixed-income instruments in which the issuer pays interest to the holder of the bond and repays the principal at the maturity date. Interest is usually paid annually, semiannually, or monthly. A bond can be resold in the...
VIX index was created by Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in order to provide a measure of stock markets expected volatility in 30-day period. It is also known as the fear index or fear gauge. It is calculated using...
Nasdaq Composite Index
Nasdaq Composite index includes more than 3000 stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. First introduced in 1971, it is one of three globally-followed US stock market indices along with Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500....
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....
Alligator and Gator oscillators are one of many indicators developed by trader Bill Williams who tried to capture investors’ psychology and to identify periods of most intense activity. Observing price histories, he noted that the market is mostly stationary,...
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...
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...
After World War II as part of the framework of the Marshall Plan to rebuild Western Europe the Organization for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) was established in 1948. Headquartered in the Chateau de la Muette in Paris, it aimed...
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.
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