Dictionary


Pip/Point
The smallest unit of price for any foreign currency (e.g., for USD/CHF one point (or pip) equals .0001 Swiss Francs and for USD/JPY one point (or pip) equals 0.01 Japanese Yen)..
Points and Figures Chart
A chart, which plots only price. X's are place in boxes representing up days; and O's are placed in boxes representing down days.
Portfolio Тurnover
An annualized rate found by dividing the lesser of purchases and sales by the average of portfolio assets.
Position trading
A style of trading characterized by holding open positions for an extended period of time. Contrast this with day trading, where a trader buys, then sells out of a position before the market closes that day.
Price-Earnings Ratio
Stock price divided by annual earnings per share.