Stocks & securities

Stocks & securities

Stocks trades, exchanges and tools etc.

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hype

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Stocks and the stock market also can be affected by hype about a company or the release of new products or services. Many people and organizations have an interest in promoting particular stocks and ...

general obligation bond (GO)

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A general obligation bond is debt issued by the municipality, and is backed by the credit of the issuing party. They are trusted under the assumption the municipality will be able to repay through ...

municipal bond

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Municipal bonds, aka 'munis', are debt issued from the government, with a promise to pay back in the future. The reason why these munis become attractive for an investor is when they are seeking to ...

revenue bond

Financial services; Stocks & securities

As it sounds, a revenue bond is backed by the revenue generated from a specific project. These projects can vary, but always are some type of structure such as a toll-road, or any other revenue ...

covered call

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A covered call is an options strategy where the investor holds his position in an asset (long position), and shorts a call option (sells call option) simultaneously. This is an attempt from the ...

Option Holder

Financial services; Stocks & securities

An option holder pays the premium (cost of the option) to the broker, and has THE RIGHT, but is not obligated to, exercise the option. The option holder's risky position is finite, as the most they ...

arbitrage

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Arbitrage is the exploitation or differing prices for the same or similar asset. EX: The price of oil goes up, and the price of jet fuel does not, there may be an arbitrage opportunity between the ...