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Fundamental analysis is a method of evaluating a security’s intrinsic value by examining economic conditions, industry performance, and company financial data to determine whether an asset may be overvalued or undervalued.
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Free cash flow (FCF) measures the money a company has remaining after paying operational costs and maintaining capital assets. It reflects profitability while accounting for working capital changes and non-cash expenses.
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Float refers to the temporary duplication of funds within the banking system caused by processing delays and also describes the shares of a company available for public trading in the stock market.
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Definition Fibonacci retracement is a technical analysis indicator based on the Fibonacci sequence, a series of continuously growing numbers where each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers. The indicator uses horizontal lines to identify potential support and resistance levels. These levels show how much of a previous
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The federal funds rate is the interest rate banks charge each other for overnight loans of excess reserves. Because it is determined daily by market activity, it is considered a sensitive indicator of interest rate direction.
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An exponential moving average (EMA) is a price-based technical indicator that emphasizes recent data to track price movement over time.
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Expense ratio (ER) measures the percentage of a fund’s assets used to cover management fees and operating costs, directly reducing the fund’s returns to investors.
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Ex-dividend describes a stock that no longer includes the right to receive the upcoming declared dividend, meaning new buyers are not entitled to that payment.
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Equities represent ownership interests in a corporation, typically in the form of common stock, giving shareholders a claim on the company’s assets and earnings.
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Earnings per Share (EPS) measures how much of a company’s profit is allocated to each outstanding share of common stock, providing a standardized way to assess profitability on a per-share basis.
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Earnings refer to a company’s net income after taxes, representing its bottom-line profit over a specific reporting period.
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Double witching refers to a market event when two different classes of stock options or futures contracts expire at the same time.