Dealers buy and sell securities at their own expense.
Dealers are important players in the market as they act as market makers, create liquidity and contribute to the long-term growth of the market.
Dealers must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and must comply with all state requirements before they can begin operations.
Dealers are different from traders and brokers - the former buy and sell at their own expense, while the latter do not trade for their portfolio.
The annual equivalent rate (AER) is the actual interest rate on investments, loans or savings accounts that can be obtained after compounding interest.
Automated Account Transfer Service (ACATS) can be used to transfer stocks, bonds, cash, mutual funds, mutual funds, options, and other investment products.
Average Annual Return (AAR) is a percentage that represents the average historical return of a mutual fund, typically reported over three, five, and 10 years.
The bid-ask spread is the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an asset and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept.
The Blue Ocean is considered (from a marketing point of view) as yet an untapped or uncontested market space.
– The term was coined by Chang Kim and René Mauborgne in Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Free Market Space and Eliminate Competition.
The book value of a company is the net difference between the total assets and total liabilities of that company, where the book value reflects the total value of the company’s assets that the company’s shareholders would have received if the company were liquidated.
“Buy and hold” is a long-term passive strategy in which investors maintain a relatively stable portfolio over time, regardless of short-term fluctuations.