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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 an 'expiration date' in reference to option trading?

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

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 accommodation trading?

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Keywords: securities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), market price, tax loss harvesting, tax evasion, illegal trading, cabinet trade, buy-sell agreement,

What is active trading?

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Keywords: benchmark, passive investing, alpha, Beta, detractors, active trading,

What are trading models?

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Keywords: investor sentiment, automated trading, trends, trend analysis, chartists, trading algorithms, momentum, buying and selling activity, quants, emotional investing, emotionless systems,

What is Insider Trading?

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Keywords: market scandals, efficient market theory, illegal trading, insider trading,

Day trading with RSI

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Keywords: day trading, Relative Strength Index (RSI), Welles Wilder,

What is a "spread"?

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Keywords: bid and ask prices, corporate bonds, debt instruments, credit spread, options, spreads, active trading,

What are Envelopes and Trading Bands?

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Keywords: trends, moving average, trade indicator, technical trading, trading bands, envelopes,

What is technical analysis in trading?

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Keywords: technical analysis, technical indicators, fundamental analysis, chartists, Dow Theory, quants, active trading,

What Kinds of Overlays are Used in Chart Patterns?

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Keywords: volatility, chart patterns, technical indicators, MACD, volume indicators, trading volume, charting, bollinger bands, channel lines, pivot point, chartists, chart analysis, Ichimoku clouds,

What is swing trading?

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Keywords: price action, momentum investing and trading, candlestick chart, T-line, technical indicators, short-term trading, Exponential Moving Average (EMA), swing traders, swing trading,

Who are Chartists?

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Keywords: technical analysis, trading signals, fundamental analysis, chartists, buying and selling activity, robo-trading, heuristics,

What is a Limit Order?

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Keywords: stocks, securities, trading, limit order,

What is After-Hours Trading?

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Keywords: NASDAQ, Forex, short selling, currency trading, dark pools of liquidity, after-hours trading,

How to use Bollinger Bands in trading

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Keywords: technical analysis, standard deviation, bollinger bands, moving average, investment strategy, active trading,

How to use the Accumulation/Distribution in trading

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Keywords: technical analysis, trading volume, trends, indicator, accumulation/distribution indicator,

How to use Momentum Indicators in trading

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Keywords: technical indicators, active trading, momentum indicators,

How to use the On-Balance Volume in trading

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Keywords: technical analysis, investor sentiment, leading indicator, trend reversal, active trading, On Balance Volume (OBV),

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