Day trading occurs when traders buy and sell stock in the same day.
A dividend is the payment a shareholder receives from the company he/she is currently investing in. The company pays the dividend from the profit it generates throughout its financial year.
Dividend yield
The dividend paid by the company as a percentage of the current stock price.
A doji is a stock chart pattern that occurs when stock opens and closes at the same price. A doji can often represent a reversal signal.
E
EPS is the profit derivable to shareholders / by the number of shares in issue during the year. The higher the EPS of a company, the better for traders.
A term used for stocks and shares.
ETF (Exchange traded Fund)
ETF's are essentially stocks that follow the index/s. For example if the S&P 500 went down 1% then its ETF (SPY) would go down around 1%. They normally provide high liquidity for the trader.
You must own a stock of a company before the end of the ex-dividend date to receive the dividend payment. It is the date at which companies form the list of shareholders to pay dividends too.
F
A flat fee is the combined fee brokers charge you for buying and selling a stock.
Fundamental analysis is the study of how healthy a company is by analysing its balance and profit/loss sheet.
A Futures market handles contracts. Contracts are agreements by two parties to buy or sell something (i.e. stock or commodity) on a specific date in a specific quantity.
