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Investment PortfoliosModern Portfolio Theories Investment Strategy Practical Portfolio Management Info Diversification Ratings Activities Abroad Trading Markets

Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

Technical Analysis and TradingAnalysis Basics Technical Indicators Trading Models Patterns Trading Options Trading Forex Trading Commodities Speculative Investments

Cryptocurrencies and BlockchainBlockchain Bitcoin Ethereum Litecoin Ripple Taxes and Regulation

RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

Corporate BasicsBasics Corporate Structure Corporate Fundamentals Corporate Debt Risks Economics Corporate Accounting Dividends Earnings

What is absolute frequency?

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Keywords: Relative Strength Index (RSI), statistics, frequencies, probability, empirical studies, relative frequency, observations, data set, bin, class, cumulative frequency,

What are Simple and Exponential Moving Averages?

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Keywords: technical indicators, MACD, Exponential Moving Average (EMA), Simple Moving Average (SMA), snapping to data,

What is a Settlement Date?

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Keywords: bonds, U.S. Treasuries, trade date, spot rate, debt settlement, types of trading orders,

What is Ex-Date?

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Keywords: stocks, dividends, ex-dividend date, record date,

What is an 'expiration date' in reference to option trading?

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Keywords: trading, derivatives, Futures, expiry, expiration date, options, holidays,

What is Dividend Selling?

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Keywords: dividends, dividend capture, ex-dividend date, record date, payment date, dividend selling,

What is Dividend Capture?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, short term capital gains, short-term trading, arbitrage, efficient market hypothesis, dividend capture, ex-dividend date, record date, market psychology,

What does “Buy to Close” Mean?

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Keywords: expiration date, covering a short, short, open interest, sell to close, buy to close, writing options, selling to open, buying to open,

What is the Advance/Decline Divergence Oscillator?

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Keywords: daily breadth, overbought, oversold, McClellan Summation Index, Smoothing Constant, net advance, advance/decline line, Exponential Moving Average (EMA), equal weighting,

How Does a 401(k) Compare With Other Retirement Plans?

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Keywords: retirement accounts, employee benefits, employer contributions, SEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, deferred comp, defined benefit,

What is Net Income?

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Keywords: profits, overhead, corporate finance, net income, fixed expenses,

What is Net Worth?

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Keywords: market capitalization, profit, net worth,

What is a Dividend Reinvestment Plan?

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Keywords: stocks, dividends, payment date, Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP),

What are the IRS Guidelines for Filing a Form 4868 Tax Return Extension?

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Keywords: IRS, Form 1040, SEP IRA, Form 1040-EZ, late penalty,

What is Dividend Arbitrage?

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Keywords: capital gains taxes, ex-dividend date, div-arb, dividend arbitrage,

What does net long mean?

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Keywords: derivatives, fund management, long and short positions, asset classes, net long, active trading,

What is a vertical spread?

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Keywords: bullish, bearish, options, net debit, maximum profit, maximum loss, options strategies, net credit, vertical spread,

What is the SEC?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, NASD, insider trading, illegal activities,

What is an "Ex-Dividend"?

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Keywords: Stock, dividend, ex-dividend date,

What is Return on Net Assets?

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Keywords: current liabilities, current assets, Net Asset Value (NAV), tangible assets, net profits, return on assets (ROA), working capital, net assets,

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