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Blockchain
Blockchain is a decentralized, distributed digital ledger that records data across multiple computers in a secure, transparent, and immutable way.
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Bid
A bid is an offer made by a buyer to purchase an asset at a specified price and quantity. It represents the highest price a buyer is willing to pay at a given time.
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Benchmark Index
A benchmark index is a standardized group of securities used to compare and evaluate the performance of a portfolio, fund, or investment strategy.
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Bar Chart
A bar chart is a price chart that displays the open, high, low, and close of an asset for a specific time period using individual price bars.
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Asset Class
An asset class is a group of investments with similar characteristics, risk profiles, and regulatory treatment that tend to behave similarly under market conditions.
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Ask
The ask, also called the offer price, is the price at which a seller is willing to sell a security, along with the quantity available at that price.
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Appreciation
Appreciation is the increase in an asset’s value over time due to factors such as demand, supply changes, inflation, or interest rates. It is the opposite of depreciation.
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What Is an Angel Investor?
An angel investor is a high-net-worth individual who provides capital to early-stage businesses in exchange for equity, often supporting startups during their earliest phases of development.
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What Is an Alternative Trading System (ATS)?
An Alternative Trading System (ATS) is an electronic trading venue that matches buyers and sellers of securities outside traditional stock exchanges.
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What Is the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)?
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is a parallel U.S. tax system that requires certain taxpayers to calculate taxes under alternative rules and pay the higher amount to ensure a minimum level of taxation.
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What Is Alpha?
Alpha is a measure of an investment’s return relative to a benchmark, representing the portion of performance not explained by overall market movements.
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Advance-Decline Ratio (ADR)
The advance-decline ratio (ADR) is a market breadth indicator that compares the number of securities that closed higher to those that closed lower over a given period.