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Dated Date |
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The date from which interest begins to accrue on a new bond issue |
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Day Order |
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Orders that expire at the close of a day's trading. If not filled during that trading day, they are withdrawn |
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Day Trader |
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Speculator who takes positions in commodities and then liquidates them prior to the close of the same trading day |
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Dealer |
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Individual or firm in cash market who acts as principal in transactions. The dealer maintains an inventory of securities from which he draws upon in sales and adds to in purchases |
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Dealer Option |
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A put or call on a physical commodity, not originating on or subject to the rules of an exchange, written by a firm which deals in the underlying cash commodity |
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Debenture |
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A debt instrument whose backing lies in the goodwill of the issuer rather than on any tangible assets |
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Default |
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(1) In reference to the federal farm loan program, the decision on the part of a producer of commodities not to repay the government loan, but instead to surrender his crops; (2) in futures markets, the theoretical failure of a party to a futures contract to either make or take delivery of the physical commodity as required under the contract |
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Deferred Delivery |
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The more distant months in which futures trading is taking place, as distinguished from the nearby futures delivery months |
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Delivery |
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This common word has unique connotations when used in connection with futures contracts. Basically, in such usage, delivery refers to the changing of ownership or control of a commodity under very specific terms and procedures established by the exchange upon which the contract is traded. Typically, the commodity must be placed in an approved warehouse, on-track boxcar, or bank, and be inspected by approved personnel, after which the facility issues a warehouse receipt, shipping certificate, demand certificate, or due bill, which becomes a transferable delivery instrument. Delivery of the instrument typically must be preceded by a Notice of Intention to Deliver, commonly made two days before delivery of the instrument. After receipt of the delivery instrument, the new owner typically can arrange with the storage facility to take possession of the physical commodity, can deliver the delivery instrument into the futures market in satisfaction of a short position, or can sell the delivery instrument to another market participant who can use it for delivery into the futures market in satisfaction of his short position for cash |
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Delivery Points |
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Those locations and facilities designated by a commodity exchange at which stocks of a commodity may be delivered in fulfillment of a contract, under procedures established by the exchange |
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Differentials |
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Price differences between classes, grades and locations of different stocks of the same commodity |
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Disclosure Document |
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The document that must be provided to and signed by prospective customers that describes fees, performance, etc |
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Disclosure Statement |
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Disclosure Statement - The statement required by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that enumerates the risk involved in trading futures and/or options on futures |
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Discount |
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(1) A downward adjustment in price allowed for delivery of stocks of a commodity of lesser than contract grade against a futures contract; (2) sometimes used to refer to the price differences between futures of different delivery months, as in the phrase "July at a discount to May" indicating that the price of the July future is lower than that of May |
Discount Basis |
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Method of quoting securities wherein the price is expressed as an annualized discount from maturity value. For example, a note which borrows $.981/1.00 today, and repays the full loan ($1.00/$1.00) in 90 days, would sell at a discount of 8 percent (360/90 x 2%). The quote would be 92(100-8) |
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Discount Bond |
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A bond selling below par; a "Pure" Discount Bond is one without coupon and always sells below par. See also Discount Basis |
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Discount Rate |
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Rate of interest charged by the Federal Reserve to member banks that borrow from it |
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Discretionary Account |
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An arrangement by which the holder of the account gives written power of attorney to another, often his broker, to make buying and selling decisions without notification to the holder; often required to as a Managed Account or Controlled Account |
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Disintermediation |
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The process wherein moneys are withdrawn from financial intermediaries (e.g., the banking system). The instigation for this process may be non-competitive returns offered by the intermediary, uncertainty or a variety of other reasons, resulting in a shrinkage in credit for the system as a whole |
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Doji |
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A candlestick in which the open and close of the stock price are the same, or substantially the same. |
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Downtick |
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A sale of a listed security that occurs at a lower price than the previous transaction. |
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Dollar Bonds |
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A type of municipal revenue bond whose price quotes are given in dollars (e.g., 91 or 105) instead of a yield basis |
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Dutch Auction |
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Dutch Auction Method of sale whereby the lowest price at which the entire issue can be sold is established as the uniform price for the entire issue |
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Day Trading |
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Refers to opening and closing the same position or positions within one day's trading. |
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Discount |
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Less than the spot price, e.g., forward discount. |
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Dollar Rate |
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When a variable amount of a foreign currency is quoted against one US Dollar, regardless of where the dealer is located or in what currency he is requesting a quote. The exception is the Sterling/US Dollar rate (cable) which is quoted as variable amount of US Dollars to one Sterling. |
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Daily Chart |
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This is a chart where the periods are set to equal one day periods. The value that is charted is typically the closing price for each day.
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Day Order |
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An investor's order to buy or sell stock that will be canceled by the end of the day if not filled.
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Day Trading |
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Day trading is a mentality that traders follow to take advantage of the liquidity and execution available through real-time trading systems like Mastertrader. Traders enter the day flat (with no inventory or pre-dispositions) and trade on IntraDay moves and exit the day with no open positions.
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Dead-Cat Bounce |
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Market rebound that sees prices recover and come back up.
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Defensive Securities |
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Stocks with investment returns that do not tend to decline as much as the market in general in times when stock prices are falling. Those include companies with earnings that tend to grow despite the business cycle, such as food and drug firms, or companies that pay relatively high dividends like utilities.
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Delayed Opening |
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The postponement of trading of an issue on a exchange beyond the normal opening because of market conditions that have been judged by exchange officials to warrant such a delay (e.g., an influx or imbalance of buy or sell orders and/or pending corporate news).
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Discount Rate |
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The interest rate charged by the Federal Reserve on Loans to banks and other financial institutions. This rate influences the rates these financial institutions can charge their customers.
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Double Bottom/Top |
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Price action of a security or market average where it has declined (advanced) two times to the same approximate level, indicating the existence of a support (resistance) level and a possibility that the downward (upward) trend has ended.
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Dow Jones Average |
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There are four Dow Jones averages that track price changes in various sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the price changes of the stock of 30 industrial companies. The Dow Jones Transportation Average monitors the price changes of the stocks of 20 airlines, railroads and trucking companies. The Dow Jones Utility Average measures the performance of the stock of 15 gas, electric and power companies. The Dow Jones 65 composite Average monitors the stock of all 65 companies that make up the other three averages.
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Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) |
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Often referred to as the Dow, it is the best know and most widely reported indicator of the stock market' s performance. The Dow tracks the price changes of 30 significant industrial stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Their combined market value is equal to roughly 20 % of the market value of all stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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