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What does Bid Mean?
When you make a ‘buy offer’ on a stock or other security in the financial markets, you are making a Bid.
A Bid offer in terms of financial markets is the price offered by an investor or trader for a security. A market maker will try to reconcile Bid offers (the highest prices that buyers are willing to pay) with Ask offers (the lowest price that a seller is willing to accept). Match the Bid and the Ask offers, and you’ve got a trade.
What Are the Contribution Limits for my Self-Employed 401(k)?
As of 2016, you may contribute up to $53,000 annually to your Self-Employed 401(k), plus a $6,000 catch-up contribution
What is a Housing Bubble?
Bubbles form in markets when there is such a large amount of demand that it drives prices up to levels where it is no...
What is Abnormal Earnings Valuation?
The abnormal earnings valuation method is one in which the future cash flows of a business are given significant weight
What is quantitative analysis?
To quantify something from the real world, an analyst will translate the factors and variables present in a real...
What is a currency swap?
In a currency swap, institutions will loan each other an equal principal amount at the current exchange rate (1-30 yrs)
What does PIP mean?
A PIP is the standard smallest increment of change or precision at which a currency is quoted and tracked in Forex markets
Is there any merit to the “Elliot market waves theory?”
The Elliot Wave theory essentially uncovers larger trends and investor sentiment by smoothing and “zooming out”
What are Core Mutual Funds?
Core mutual funds represent the middle ground between Value and Growth, but are not the same as Blend funds
What Qualifies You as a "Trader," and How Do You Report Income and Expenses?
If you buy and sell securities, you may qualify for tax status as a ‘trader,’ which importantly may qualify you for certain business tax breaks