Trading — Buying and selling securities. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * trading trad‧ing [ˈtreɪdɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE the activity of operating as a business and buying and selling goods and services: • national policy on industry … Financial and business terms
trading — (1) The activity of buying and selling financial instruments or commodities for profit. Individuals or entities may engage in trading either strictly on their own behalf or for current or future transactions with customers. Trading profits may… … Financial and business terms
Equity Funding — Corporation of America was a Los Angeles based U.S. financial conglomerate that marketed a package of mutual funds and life insurance to private individuals in the 1960s and 70s. It collapsed in scandal in 1973 after ex employee Ronald Secrist… … Wikipedia
Equity investment — generally refers to the buying and holding of shares of stock on a stock market by individuals and funds in anticipation of income from dividends and capital gain as the value of the stock rises. It also sometimes refers to the acquisition of… … Wikipedia
equity — The value of a futures trading account with all open positions valued at the going market price. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary Ownership interest in a firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Also, the residual dollar value ( residual value) of… … Financial and business terms
Equity — Represents ownership interest in a firm. Also the residual dollar value of a futures trading account, assuming its liquidation at the going market price. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * equity eq‧ui‧ty [ˈekwti] noun equities… … Financial and business terms
Equity Curve — A graphical representation of the change in value of a trading account over a time period. An equity curve with a consistently positive slope would generally indicate that the trading strategies of the account are profitable, while a negative… … Investment dictionary
Equity swap — An equity swap is a swap where a set of future cash flows are exchanged between two counterparties. The two cash flows are usually referred to as legs . One of these cash flow streams can be pegged to floating rate of interest or pay a fixed rate … Wikipedia
Equity — 1. A stock or any other security representing an ownership interest. 2. On a company s balance sheet, the amount of the funds contributed by the owners (the stockholders) plus the retained earnings (or losses). Also referred to as shareholders… … Investment dictionary
trading day — business day/trading day Any day on which the exchange is open for trading or deliveries. Trading hours for CME are in the following categories, and Regular Trading Hours (RTH) are:7:20 to 14:00 CST for CME Interest Rate and CME FX Products8:45… … Financial and business terms
