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ABC Consumer Comfort Index for the United States is released weekly by ABC News and Washington Post. It is used as a measure of consumer sentiment and is considered as an early indicator of an economic recession. This index is relatively new and is often overshadowed by the Consumer Sentiment... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Trading Glossary
Daily Cut-Off
A specific point in time arranged by a forex trader deemed as the end of the current trading day and the beginning of a new trading day. This is done to define trading dates and settlement days.
Daily Trading Limit
The maximum amount a trading position can be long or short ... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Trading Glossary
Hard Currency
An industrialized nation’s currency that is generally recognized around the world as a form of payment for goods and services.
Hard Loan
Money borrowed from a foreign source which must be paid back in a hard currency
Hyperinflation
An inflationary economic envi... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Trading Glossary
Online Foreign Currency Exchange
An online foreign currency exchange is a forex broker that allows delivery of currencies traded.
Overnight Trading
An investor arranges to buy or sell a currency between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. local time in another time zone where the forex ... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Trading Glossary
TBill– Treasury bill – is a marketable security like a bond which is backed and issued by the US Government and has a maturity of up to one year. TBills are in denominations of $1000.
Transaction Risk
The risk which is linked to the possibility that the time delay between agreei... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Trading Glossary
The New Residential Construction Report is a monthly report which is considered a leading indicator and can be used to gauge the start of a business cycle.
Introduction:
The most used and looked forward to real estate indicator is the report which is known as ‘New Residential Constr... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Housing
The ISM manufacturing index is a monthly report which measures the sentiments of executives and supply managers on various manufacturing components.
Introduction:
In the United States as with most countries the basis for any economy is the manufacturing sector. This is the reason the fore... More >>
Alphabet Soup > National Reports
If the numbers published for the employment report and the retail report are positive the reaction of the financial markets will be negative.
Introduction:
Published monthly the employment report measures the employment in the non-farming payrolls and is seasonally adjusted. The retail sa... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Employment & Retail Reports
The bull market in agricultural commodities will be fed by the diversity of food demanded by the growing middles classes of both China and India.
Introduction:
Prior to looking at why the agricultural commodity bull market is just marking time during the economic crisis we should look at ... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Agricultural
Investing in sugar commodities is now within reach of most major investors through the use of single commodity ETFs.
Introduction:
Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) have become extremely popular of the past few years as they have enabled many investors to have access to an asset class t... More >>
Alphabet Soup > Agricultural