Capital is a vague term which can refer to one of two things:Factories, machinery, equipment etc. owned by a companyThe value of financial assets such as cash, short-term securities etc.In an economic...
A candlestick is a feature of a price chart which shows the open, close, low and high for an asset over a given time period. They are usually red if the asset closed lower than it opened, and green if...
A call is an option which gives the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy an asset at a predetermined price within a given time period.An investor would buy a call option on an asset when th...
Calenderization is the accounting process of matching the financial records of 2 companies. All companies have different start/end dates to their financial year so when attempting to compare companies...
The CAC40 is the benchmark index used in France, similar to the NASDAQ or S&P500. It is the market capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 largest stocks on the Euronext Paris exchange....
The C-Level comprises the roles of CEO, COO and CFO. It is the highest possible level within a public corporation. In order to become a C-Level employee, one must have worked at a similar level or at ...
Book Value Per Share (BV / Share) is a financial ratio used to assess the amount of Book Value which 1 share of the company will give you exposure to. For example, if a company has Book Value of $100m...
The phrase 'buy-side' refers to companies that are in the business of buying others, rather than selling them. Investment banks are not usually part of this; although they may advise on the purchase o...
A buyback is a corporate action undertaken by a firm where it repurchases some of its shares outstanding from the market. This is done for one of 3 reasons:Increase the value of the shares (less suppl...
There are lots of people who aspire to become profitable traders in today's market environment. Many people who come to trade stocks, options, and other securities are attracted to the potential of ma...