Forex Software Strategies Library Contribute Partnership

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Rally A recovery in price after a period of decline.
Range The difference between the high and low price during a given period.
Rate Anticipation Swap A type of swap in which bonds are swapped according to their current duration and predicted interest rate movements.
Ratios Based on accounts of companies. Ratios are used for analysis of the financial activity of companies and estimation of the attractiveness of investments. The most frequently used ratios are Liquidity ratio, Profitability ratio and Leverage ratio. Two frequently used liquidity ratios are the Current ratio (or the Working Capital ratio) and the Quick ratio. The current ratio is the ratio of current assets to current liabilities. The quick ratio is the ratio of current assets' inventory to current liabilities. The quick ratio often is reffered to as the Acid test ratio. The leverage ratio is the ratio of debt to equity, as well as liabilities to assets. The profitability ratio is the firm's return-on-assets. In addition, there are Dividend payout ratio (percentage of earnings paid out as dividends), Sales per employee or Net profit per employee ratio, etc.
Real Assets, Financial Assets Real assets are land, buildings, and equipment that are used to produce goods and services. Financial assets (i.e. securities) are claims to the income generated by real assets.
Rebound A rally following a decrease in price.
Recession A period of general economic decline.
Registered bond A bond issued with the name of the owner printed on the face of the certificate. It can be transferred to another individual only with the owner's endorsement.
Registered Trader A member of an exchange who is responsible for adding "liquidity" to the marketplace by purchasing or selling assigned securities from his or her inventory.
Registration Statement Document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) explaining an impending issue and pertinent data about the issuer. Based on the information provided, the SEC either permits or prevents the issue from being offered.
Regulation Q A Federal Reserve Board regulation that limits the interest rate that banks can pay on savings deposits.
Regulation T A federal regulation that governs the lending of money by brokerage firms to its customers. Regulation T requires the customer to deposit margin of 50% in payment for the securities.
Relative Strength A comparison of the price performance of a stock to a market index such as Standard & Poor's 500 stock index.
Resistance Inability of a stock to rise above a certain price (resistance level).
Retracement A price movement in the opposite direction of the previous trend.
Return On Assets (ROA) A measure of a company's profitability, equal to a fiscal year's earnings divided by its total assets, expressed as a percentage.
Return On Equity (ROE) The net earnings of a company divided by its equity.
Return On Sales (ROS), /or profit margin/ A measure of a company's profitability, equal to a fiscal year's pre-tax income divided by total sales.
Reversing trade Entering the opposite side of a currently held futures position to close out the position.
Reward-to-Volatility Ratio Ratio of excess return to portfolio standard deviation.
Risk Control Using of trading rules for restriction of losses.
Rollover A transaction designed for spot deals whereby the delivery is extended and "exchanged" from the old spot delivery date to the current spot delivery date.
Round Trip Buying and selling of a specified amount of currency.

Top