Financial Dictionary - Mark E. Berch:
Pledging
See: Hypothecation
Security selection decision
Choosing the particular stocks or bonds or other investment instruments to include in a portfolio. Mark Berch
Head & shoulders
In technical analysis, a pattern that results where a stock price reaches a peak and declines; rises above its former peak and again declines; and rises a third time but not to the second peak, and then again declines. The first and third peaks are shoulders, while the second peak is the formation's head. Technical analysts generally consider a head and shoulders formation to be a very bearishindication. Mark Berch
Pyramid scheme
An illegal, fraudulent scheme in which a con artist convinces victims to invest by promising an extraordinary return but instead simply uses newly invested funds to pay off any investors who insist on terminating their investment.
Mark E. Berch:Interest rate floor
An interest rate agreement in which payments are made when the reference rate falls below the strike rate. Related: Interest rate cap.
Tax software
Computer software designed to assist taxpayers in filling out tax returns and minimizing tax liability.
Aggressively
Used in context of general equities. For a customer it means working to buy or sell one's stock, with an emphasis on execution over price. For a trader it means acting in a way that puts the firm'scapital at higher risk through paying a higher price, selling cheaper, or making a larger short sale or purchase than the trader would under normal circumstances.Mark Berch
Bad title
Title to property that does not distinctly confer ownership, usually in the context of real estate.
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Pledging
See: Hypothecation
Security selection decision
Choosing the particular stocks or bonds or other investment instruments to include in a portfolio. Mark Berch
Head & shoulders
In technical analysis, a pattern that results where a stock price reaches a peak and declines; rises above its former peak and again declines; and rises a third time but not to the second peak, and then again declines. The first and third peaks are shoulders, while the second peak is the formation's head. Technical analysts generally consider a head and shoulders formation to be a very bearishindication. Mark Berch
Pyramid scheme
An illegal, fraudulent scheme in which a con artist convinces victims to invest by promising an extraordinary return but instead simply uses newly invested funds to pay off any investors who insist on terminating their investment.
Mark E. Berch:Interest rate floor
An interest rate agreement in which payments are made when the reference rate falls below the strike rate. Related: Interest rate cap.
Tax software
Computer software designed to assist taxpayers in filling out tax returns and minimizing tax liability.
Aggressively
Used in context of general equities. For a customer it means working to buy or sell one's stock, with an emphasis on execution over price. For a trader it means acting in a way that puts the firm'scapital at higher risk through paying a higher price, selling cheaper, or making a larger short sale or purchase than the trader would under normal circumstances.Mark Berch
Bad title
Title to property that does not distinctly confer ownership, usually in the context of real estate.
For more info feel free to check the Mark E. Berch websites:
Mark E. Berch blog, Mark Berch website , Mark Berch articles