A type of preferred stock where the dividends issued will vary with a benchmark, most often a T-bill rate. preferred stock , whose dividend instead of being fixed is adjusted, usually quarterly, based on changes in the Treasury bill rate or other money market rate. The prices of adjustable rate preferreds are less volatile than fixed rate preferreds. Also called floating rate … [Read more...]
Designated Order Turnaround – DOT (SuperDOT)
An electronic order-routing system used by NYSE member firms to send market and limit orders to the NYSE. It has been enhanced to support all Hybrid Market order types. Basically , this electronic system that increases order efficiency by routing orders for listed securities directly to a specialist on the trading floor, instead of through a broker. Also known as … [Read more...]
Fibonacci Retracement
The Fibonacci retracements pattern can be useful for swing traders to identify reversals on a stock chart.A term used in technical analysis that refers to the likelihood that a financial asset's price will retrace a large portion of an original move and find support or resistance at the key Fibonacci levels before it continues in the original direction. These levels are created … [Read more...]
Gross Margin Return On Investment – GMROI
An inventory profitability evaluation ratio that analyzes a firm's ability to turn inventory into cash above the cost of the inventory. An important tool in analyzing inventory, sales and profitability is GMROI (also known as GMROII) which stands for Gross Margin Return On Inventory Investment. The GMROI calculations assist buyers in evaluating whether a sufficient gross margin … [Read more...]
Guppy Multiple Moving Average – GMMA
This indicator was developed by Daryl Guppy.An indicator used in technical analysis to identify changing trends. The technique consists of combining two groups of moving averages with differing time periods. It is fully explained in TREND TRADING. Captures the inferred behaviour of traders and investors by using two groups of averages. Uses fractal repetition to identify … [Read more...]