What is 'Technical Analysis'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Custodian bank

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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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