Education Articles
More people than ever are taking control of their finances and exploring the world of investing. But, the stock market can be a tricky and daunting thing to navigate if you don’t know what you’re doing.
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Financial Glossary
List of Education Articles
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What is a Commodity?
A commodity is a basic good used in commerce. Commodities are generally raw materials or primary agricultural products that can be bought and sold.
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What is Earnings Per Share (EPS)?
Earnings per share (EPS) gives investors an idea of a company's profitability. The higher the earnings per share, the more profitable a company is.
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What is a Confidential IPO Filing?
A confidential IPO filing allows a company to privately file a Form S-1 for review with the SEC, delaying the public filing until closer to the IPO...
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What is Compound Interest?
Compounding is a very powerful way to accumulate significant wealth. It is the key to successful dividend investing and loved by those who make it...
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What is Day Trading?
Day trading is the practice of buying and selling a financial asset within a single trading day.
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What is Blockchain?
Blockchain is a database that stores data in blocks that are then chained together. It differs from standard databases thanks to how the data is...
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What is a Blue-Chip Company?
A blue-chip company is a company that is recognised nationally for its positive reputation and high-quality product or service.
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What is Beta (β)?
Beta is a volatility measurement used to help investors gauge risk. Historical price data is used to calculate risk relative to the wider stock...
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What is an Analyst Rating?
An analyst rating is a valuation asigned to a company share price by a professional stock analyst. Buy, Hold, and Sell are common analyst ratings.
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What is a 52-Week High/Low?
The 52-week high/low is the highest/lowest price a stock, or alternative security has traded during the prior year. These technical indicators have...
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How to read a Company’s Balance Sheet
A company’s balance sheet is one of the most critical tools at an investor’s disposal when it comes to stock picking, but how do you read it?
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What is P/E ratio?
P/E or Price-to-Earnings Ratio is calculated by taking the price of a stock and dividing this by the earnings per share.
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What is a Moving Average?
A moving average is a technical indicator that combines price points of an instrument over a specified time period.
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What is the Stock Market?
The stock market is where buyers and sellers meet to trade shares and other financial securities. It consists of global stock exchanges and OTC...
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What is Dividend Investing?
Dividend investing is a method of purchasing stocks that pay dividends, meaning investors receive a regular income stream from their investment...
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What is Short Selling?
Short selling is a practice whereby an investor borrows a security and sells it on the open market, while planning to buy it back later for less...