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John McDowell: July 1, 2022
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is the United States federal government institution set up in July 2010 following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...
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June 30, 2022
The Plunge Protection Team (PPT) is an informal term for the Working Group on Financial Markets. The working...
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June 29, 2022
Insider trading refers to trading in the stock of a publicly-traded company by its directors, employees, or anyone who has...
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June 28, 2022
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...
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June 27, 2022
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...
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June 24, 2022
By now we’ve all heard about what a short squeeze is and how they happen in the stock market. If we take a short squeeze one...
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June 23, 2022
While Web 3.0 hasn't even arrived yet, some visionaries are already dreaming about Web 5.0. Jack Dorsey, the former CEO...
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June 22, 2022
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...
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June 21, 2022
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...
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June 20, 2022
A stock halt is a temporary suspension in the trading of a particular stock by the exchange. It is one of the many regulations...