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Narrow Market
Definition of Narrow Market
A narrow market describes a situation where only a few stocks or sectors influence market movement, while the majority of stocks have low trading volume. It has few active participants on either the buy or sell side of the market. This limited participation suggests that the market trend is not broadly supported across the entire market.
Related Terms
52 Week High
A 52-week high is the highest closing price of a stock or ETF in the last 365 days. Say for example you’re checking the history of a stock on 01-01-2022. Then its 52 week high will be the highest price it closed at between 01-01-2021 and 01-01-2022. 52 week highs are used as technical indicators by traders.
Circuit Breaker
A circuit breaker or market curb is a measure that exchanges use to put a stop to all trading activities across an index or entire market. This regulatory measure is put in place to curb panic selling, especially when markets are in free fall.
That’s why circuit breakers are also known as trading curbs and are put in place when an index or market reaches a specific level. These are the current circuit breaker limits on NSE:
That’s why circuit breakers are also known as trading curbs and are put in place when an index or market reaches a specific level. These are the current circuit breaker limits on NSE:
| Circuit Breaker Trigger | Trading Halt Duration |
|---|---|
| 10% | 0-45 minutes |
| 15% | 45 minutes; 1 hour 45 minutes; rest of the day |
| 20% | Rest of the day |
Window Dressing
Window dressing is a strategy used by fund managers near reporting periods to improve the appearance of portfolio performance. This may involve selling underperforming stocks and buying well-known or strong-performing ones before disclosures, making the portfolio look more attractive to investors without changing long-term strategy.
Acceptance Credit
Acceptance Credit is a way for buyers to authorize fund transfers to sellers at a specific date when various terms & conditions are met.
This is done through a letter of credit which is a creditworthy bank’s promise that the payment will be made.
There are two types of Acceptance Credit:
This is done through a letter of credit which is a creditworthy bank’s promise that the payment will be made.
There are two types of Acceptance Credit:
- Confirmed: Bank guarantees payment in case the buyer defaults
- Unconfirmed: Bank does not guarantee payment in case the buyer defaults
Deferred Tax Asset
A deferred tax asset is an item on a company’s financial statement that can be used to get tax relief, generally in the event of overpaying taxes or net losses that are carried forward.
Companies tend to deduct these overpayments or losses for accounting purposes and to reduce their overall taxable income. Common examples of deferred tax assets include:
Companies tend to deduct these overpayments or losses for accounting purposes and to reduce their overall taxable income. Common examples of deferred tax assets include:
- Depreciation of fixed assets
- Net financial loss
- Bad debt
Mean Absolute Deviation
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) is a statistical measure that shows how much the values in a data set differ from the average. It is calculated by taking the average of the absolute differences between each value and the mean.
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