A mutual fund that has long positions and short positions in its portfolio. Specifically, in a 130/30 mutual fund, the fund is long 100% of its assets, and in addition it shorts 30% of the value portfolio and uses the cash received in the short sale to invest long in more assets. So in total, the fund is 130% in the long portfolio and 30% in the short portfolio, hence 130/30. Watch: Mutual Funds For example, if the fund is worth $100, it would invest the $100 in equity and then would short $30 worth of equity. In a short sale, the fund receives $30 cash and uses that $30 to invest long in more assets. So the fund is now long $130 and short $30. This is a popular strategy because it allows the manager to invest $160 for every $100 the investor puts into the fund.
What currency is CAD?CAD is the currency abbreviation or currency symbol for the Canadian dollar (CAD). The Canadian dollar is made up of 100 cents, and is often presented with the dollar sign as C$ to allow it to be distinguished from other currencies denominated in dollars, such as the U.S. Dollar (USD). CAD is considered to be a benchmark currency, meaning that many central banks across the globe keep Canadian dollars as a reserve currency. |||More about the Currency of Canada:The Canadian dollar has been in use since 1858 when the Province of Canada replaced the Canadian Pound with its first official Canadian coins. This dollar was pegged with the U.S. dollar at par using the gold standard system of 1 dollar equaling 23.22 grains of gold. In 1871, the federal government passed the Uniform Currency Act, which replaced the various currencies of the provinces with the one national Canadian dollar. Over its history, the Canadian dollar has moved back and forth between being pegged to the U.S. dollar, and being allowed to float freely. In 1950, the Canadian dollar was first allowed to float. From 1962 - 1970 it was pegged again; after which the currency has since been allowed to float.
This ratio refers to a trading system's ability to generate profits over losses. The profit/loss ratio is the average profit on winning trades divided by the average loss on losing trades over a specified time period. This will give a better idea of how well trading systems are performing. The lower the number, the worse the system is at predicting future movements in stock prices. Many books advocate at least a 2:1 ratio. For example, if a system had a winning average of $400 per trade and an average loss over the same time of $240 per trade then your profit/loss ratio would be 5:3 or 1.67:1. The profit/loss ratio can be an overly simplistic way of looking at performance because it fails to take into account an individual's risk tolerance or the probability of gains for each trade.
A forex trade made up of contracts for 1,000 units of currency. Micro accounts are one of three common types of accounts in forex market trading that investors use when trading currencies; the other two are mini accounts and standard accounts. This type of account is usually used by beginner traders. |||Forex micro lots are equivalent to 1,000 units of the base currency. Depending on the type of leverage that an investor wants to use, immense gains can still be achieved through a heavily leveraged micro account. Standard accounts are usually used by large traders.
Short form for "Commercial Development Company." These companies build and sell/lease commercial real-estate, software, or applications for wide-scale commercial use. Most com dev companies are also referred to as business-to-business (B2B) companies.
A no-load mutual fund that is allowed to use fund assets to pay for its distribution costs. The 12B-1 plan mutual fund is an alternative to paying the sales fees encountered in loaded funds. By charging an annual percentage based on the current value of the investment on an annual basis, investors avoid paying a front-end or back-end load when purchasing or redeeming the fund. The government typically restricts 12B-1 fees to 1% of the current value of the investment on an annual basis, but they generally fall somewhere between 0.25-1%. This fee must be voted on by the mutual fund's directors, and must be disclosed in the mutual fund prospectus. Because this fee is a little less obvious (not an upfront charge like the 12B-1 fee), investors should read mutual fund documentation thoroughly to understand the fees they are paying.
A form of a buyout that incorporates characteristics of both a management buyout and a management buy-in. A BIMBO occurs when existing management - along with outside managers - decides to buyout a company. The existing management represents the buyout portion while the outside managers represent the buy-in portion. |||This option provides the best of both worlds of a buy-in and a buyout. For one thing, you can expect that the transfer will be made much more efficiently, because the existing members of management are already familiar with the business that is taking over. The management buy-in most likely will bring in outside individuals with a certain expertise lacking in the organization and will benefit the firm greatly.However, a BIMBO may not be so perfect. Tension may arise between the firm's employees and new members of management. If the employees feel threatened by the new management, the firm's performance may decline.
To execute a trade. The name comes from the printing of the trade on the ticker tape. It is used in the context of general equities.