Investor Definitions

HOUSEHOLDING RULES

Investors often invest in funds through a variety of individual and family accounts and, as a result, sometimes receive multiple…

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HOLIDAY SCHEDULES AND TRADING HOURS FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGES

You can find the holiday schedules and trading hours for the national securities exchanges on each of their websites. You…

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HIGH-YIELD INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

High-Yield Investment Programs (HYIP) are unregistered investments typically run by unlicensed individuals – and they are often frauds. The hallmark…

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HIGH-YIELD BOND (OR JUNK BOND)

Bonds that are believed to have a higher risk of default and receive low ratings by credit rating agencies, namely…

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HEDGE FUNDS

Like mutual funds, hedge funds pool investors’ money and invest the money in an effort to make a positive return.…

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GOOD-TIL-CANCELLED ORDER

A Good-Til-Cancelled (GTC) order is an order to buy or sell a stock that lasts until the order is completed…

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GOING PRIVATE

A publicly held company generally means a company that has a class of securities that is registered with the SEC…

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GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP)

GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) are accounting standards, conventions and rules. It is what companies use to measure their financial…

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GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND

A municipal bond not secured by any assets; instead it is backed by the issuer's power to tax residents to…

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FUTURES MARKET

Markets that trade futures contracts for commodities such as gold, oil or wheat, as well as financial futures.

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