Tag Archives: Risk
Small-Cap Stocks
Small-Cap Stocks
Stocks are categorized on the basis of their market capitalization. The market capitalization of a company is a produ...
Black-Scholes-Merton Model
Black-Scholes-Merton Model
The Black-Scholes-Merton model is a differential equation used to solve for option prices. The Black-Schole...
Reference Data in Trading
Reference Data in Trading
Trading, here, refers to the transfer of a stock or security from the seller to the buyer. There is a number...
Downside Risk
Downside Risk
Risk is the uncertainty of losing money invested in a security. To measure the risk or volatility of security we use Sta...
Hedge Ratio
Hedge Ratio
The ratio of exposure to a hedging instrument to the value of the hedged asset is called a hedge ratio. It compares the va...
Trade Validation
Trade Validation
In the financial market, a trade is the conversion of an order placed on the exchange which is said to be completed ...
Equity vs Fixed Income
Equity vs Fixed Income
If a person wants to generate income or appreciation in the future he acquires an asset known as investment. An...
Vega in Options Trading
Vega in Options Trading
Vega is the Greek that measures the sensitivity of an option to implied volatility; denoted by the Greek lette...
Stop – Loss Order
Stop – Loss Order
There are three common types of orders. A market order, limit order, and stop-loss order.
Market order – Market o...
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)
A security whose income payments and hence values are derived from and backed by a specified pool of und...