contrarian investing
41Sharpe ratio — The Sharpe ratio or Sharpe index or Sharpe measure or reward to variability ratio is a measure of the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, typically referred to as risk (and is a… …
42Mark Twain effect — In some stock markets, the Mark Twain effect is the phenomenon of stock returns in October being lower than in other months. The name comes from the following quotation in Mark Twain s Pudd nhead Wilson: October. This is one of the peculiarly… …
43DuPont analysis — (also known as the DuPont identity, DuPont equation, DuPont Model or the DuPont method) is an expression which breaks ROE (Return On Equity) into three parts. The name comes from the DuPont Corporation that started using this formula in the 1920s …
44Osaka Securities Exchange — Co., Ltd. 株式会社大阪証券取引所 Type Public K.K. Traded as JASDAQ: 8697 Industry Financial Founded …
45Shares outstanding — are common shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person or institution that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury… …
46Return on equity — (ROE) measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholders equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm s efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders equity (also known as net assets or assets minus… …
47Noise trader — A noise trader also known informally as idiot trader[1] is described in the literature of financial research as a stock trader whose decisions to buy, sell, or hold are irrational and erratic. The presence of noise traders in financial markets… …
48Market depth — In finance, market depth is the size of an order needed to move the market a given amount. If the market is deep, a large order is needed to change the price. Market depth closely relates to the notion of liquidity, the ease to find a trading… …
49OTC Bulletin Board — The OTC Bulletin Board or OTCBB is an interdealer electronic quotation system in the United States that displays real time quotes, last sale prices, and volume information for many over the counter (OTC) equity securities that are not listed on… …
50Par value — Par value, in finance and accounting, means stated value or face value. From this comes the expressions at par (at the par value), over par (over par value) and under par (under par value). The term par value has several meanings depending on… …
