In the post-Soviet world, brokerage firms offered their services through Forex trading. Our citizens were already familiar with the foreign exchange market, but stock trading seemed far from reality. Currency pairs were among the first assets to be...
Stock options are financial contracts that give investors the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at a predetermined price (called the strike price) within a specific time frame. There are two main types: call options, which allow...
The internationalization of the banking sector presumes the investment of banks operating through their representative offices abroad. Banks are transferred to TNB if their subsidiaries are operating abroad and enabling them to take a dominant...
FAAMG stocks, comprising Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google (Alphabet), are critical to the U.S. stock market due to their massive market capitalisation, technological dominance, and influence on major indices. Together, they...
CAC 40 (Cotation Assistée en Continu) is a French stock market index. Capitalization-weighted index of the top 40 equities among the top 100 highest market capitalizations traded on the Euronext Paris exchange in the previous month (formerly, the...
Algorithmic trading (or algo trading) uses computer programs to execute trades in the stock market based on predefined rules, mathematical models, and real-time data. Unlike manual trading, algorithms analyse market conditions, identify...
Investing in mid-cap stocks involves a delicate balance between risk and return, with unique characteristics that differentiate them from both large-cap and small-cap stocks. Understanding the relationship between risk and return in mid-cap stocks is...
A variable annuity is a contract between you and an insurance company in which you make one or more lump-sum payments. In exchange, the insurer promises to make monthly payments to you, either immediately or at a later date. You have the option of...
Hard-to-borrow (HTB) stocks are securities that are difficult to locate and borrow for short selling due to limited availability in the market. These stocks typically have high demand from short sellers but low supply from lenders, making them...