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Over-the-counter (OTC) refers to buying and selling securities outside of an official stock exchange.

YOLO means 'You Only Live Once'. Retail investing has revived this term across social media with renewed vigor.

Market value is used to determine if a company is under- or over-valued. It takes many factors into account, but there is no set way of calculating...

Backed by a reserve asset, Stablecoin is a class of cryptocurrency that strives to offer price stability.

Meme coins are a type of cryptocurrency that is made as a result of a joke derived from the internet. Popular meme coins include Dogecoin and Shiba...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a blockchain-based form of finance that doesn't rely on centralized institutions like banks.

Due diligence refers to the examination of financial records prior to entering into a proposed transaction with another party.

Appreciation is the increase in value of an asset as a result of stronger demand, weakening supply or economic changes such as inflation.

Ethereum is an open-source blockchain platform that has its own cryptocurrency and operates its own programming language called Solidity.

A start-up is a company that is in its first stages of operations. They are typically founded to develop a product or service for which there is a...

A rebound is the period of recovery following a period of negative activity or losses.

Proof of Stake (PoS) allows an individual to mine or validate transactions within a blockchain according to how many coins they hold.

Proof of Work (PoW) is a decentralized system that requires individuals to solve mathematical puzzles to stop malicious uses of computing power.

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, known as a cryptocurrency, as it uses cryptography to keep it secure.

A fiscal year is a period of twelve months that companies chose to report their financial information.

Delta is a ratio that compares the change in the price of an asset, typically marketable securities, to the comparable change in the price of its...