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Range Bound
Definition of Range Bound
Range Bound refers to a market or stock price that fluctuates within a defined horizontal channel, between clear support and resistance levels, without establishing a strong trend. Prices oscillate as buying pressure at the lower bound meets selling at the upper bound, indicating indecision among investors. This condition suits range-trading strategies using oscillators like RSI, but breakouts can signal trend changes.
Related Terms
Risk-Free Rate of Return
The Risk-Free Rate of Return is the return an investor can expect with almost no risk. Usually, such returns come from government securities like Treasury bills. These assets come with minimal risk of defaulting. The risk-free rate of return serves as a standard based on which other investments are evaluated. Any additional return expected is the compensation for taking additional risk.
Capital Gains
A capital gain is a profit an investor or trader earns by selling shares, commodities, futures, options, currencies, and other assets. More literally, a profit is a gain on the capital that’s invested - hence the term capital gains.
Say someone buys a share for Rs. 1000 and sells it for Rs. 1100. The capital gains will be Rs. 100 in this case. The taxation of capital gains varies based on the asset type and the duration after which it was sold.
Say someone buys a share for Rs. 1000 and sells it for Rs. 1100. The capital gains will be Rs. 100 in this case. The taxation of capital gains varies based on the asset type and the duration after which it was sold.
Discount Brokers
Discount brokers are platforms that offer essential stock trading and investment services rather than a full stack of services that may or may not be useful for everyone.
Discount brokers are discount brokers because their service is priced competitively, meaning the cost of trading and investing may be significantly low than a fullservice broker.
Discount brokers are discount brokers because their service is priced competitively, meaning the cost of trading and investing may be significantly low than a fullservice broker.
Support Level
The support level refers to a specific price point where traders or investors consistently find buying interest in a stock or asset. This prevents the price from falling further. It works like a base that holds the price up. However, if the price breaks the support and drops below this level, it may indicate weakness in the stock. On the other hand, bouncing off the support level points to a potential buying opportunity.
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.
European Option
A European Option allows a trader to exercise the contract only on the day of expiry. For example, let’s say an options trader bought a European Call Option that expires on 01-01-2023.
The options trader can only exercise the call option, that is, buy the underlying assets on the day of expiry which is 01-01-2023. In India, traders can only engage in European options.
The options trader can only exercise the call option, that is, buy the underlying assets on the day of expiry which is 01-01-2023. In India, traders can only engage in European options.
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