Basics of Stock Trading

What Is the Financial Stability Oversight Council?

What is the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)? The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is the United States federal government institution set up in July 2010 following the...

Basics of Stock Trading

The Plunge Protection Team Explained

What is the Plunge Protection Team? The Plunge Protection Team (PPT) is an informal term for the Working Group on Financial Markets. The working group was created in 1988 by then U.S President Ronald...

Basics of Stock Trading

Insider Trading Explained

What is insider trading? Insider trading refers to trading in the stock of a publicly-traded company by its directors, employees, or anyone who has material, non-public information about its stock....

Day Trading Basics

What is Limit Up - Limit Down in Day Trading?

Limit down in day trading refers to a large decline in the prices of a financial asset or an index, which triggers a temporary halt in its trading on the exchange. Many exchanges across the world...

Day Trading Basics

What Is A Stock Market Flash Crash?

A flash crash is a rapid and sudden downfall in the prices of electronically-traded securities in a stock market due to an overwhelming number of sell orders in comparison to buy orders. The...

Day Trading Basics

What Does Capitulate Mean in Trading?

The word capitulate means to give up or stop trying. It’s easy to see how this would apply to trading, especially considering the current market environment of 2022. In times of market volatility and...

Day Trading Basics

What Is a Block Trade?

A block trade is a large-sized stock order that takes place outside of the publicly traded stock market. By the definition of the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges, a block trade is a trade of more than...

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