Atermusedtodescribethereturnsgeneratedbyagivensecurityorportfoliooveraperiodoftimethatisdifferentfromtheexpectedrateofreturn.Theexpectedrateofreturnis
SharesinmainlandChina-basedcompaniesthattradeonChinesestockexchangessuchastheShanghaiStockExchangeandtheShenzhenStockExchange.A-sharesaregenerallyonlyavailabl
Thelowestandhighestpricesatwhichastockhastradedintheprevious52weeks.The52-weekrangeisprovidedinastock'squotesummaryalongwithinformationsuchastod
Atradingpracticewhereaninvestorshouldnotconcentratemorethan2%ofavailablecapitalonasingletrade.Tofollowthe2%ruleaninvestorfirstcalculates2%oftheav
AnystocklistedonanequityexchangeafterApril26,1979.Thisclassificationallowedmembersofexchangestotradethesestocksofftheboard(notattheexchange).Theclassificat
Astrategythatusesfinancialleveragebyshortingpoorperformingstocksandpurchasingsharesthatareexpectedtohavehighreturns.A130-30ratioimpliesshortingstocksupto30
Aninvestmentstrategyforanindividualportfolioorpooledfundsvehiclesuchasamutualfund.Onlyequitysecuritiesareconsideredforinvestment,whethertheybelistedstocks,o
Acomprehensivesummaryreportofacompany'sperformancethatmustbesubmittedannuallytotheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission.Typically,the10-Kcontainsmuchmoredetailthan
Anordertobuyorsellatapricesethigherthanthecurrentmarketpriceofthesecurity.Examplesofabovethemarketordersinclude:alimitordertosell,astopordertobuy,or
Anaccountingtermreferringtothebalancesheetitemthataccountsfordividendsthathavebeendeclaredbutnotyetpaidtoshareholders.Accrueddividendsarebookedasaliability