Sunday, April 10, 2011

Finance Glossary


Buy at Open: If you'd like to implement this type of trading order, then you should place a market order before the market opens up for trading (9:30 AM EST). When placing a market order, your trade will be filled at whatever the opening price is on that morning.

Open a Position: To open an investment. Opening a long position requires buying, and opening a short position requires selling.

Close a Position: To end an investment. Closing a long position requires selling, and closing a short position requires buying.


Day Trader:  A very active stock trader who buys and sells the same security very quickly, executes a large number of trades each day, and generally closes all positions at the end of each trading day.

Growth Strategy: A strategy based on investing in companies which are growing faster than others in the same industry, with the goal of generating capital gains rather than dividends. Growth Strategy -A strategy based on investing in companies which are growing faster than others in the same industry, with the goal of generating capital gains rather than dividends.