Nifty 50
Sensex
US Tech 100
Dow Jones
FTSE
Dax
CAC
Nikkei 225
Hang Seng
SSE Composite
TAIEX
KOSPI
Gift Nifty
Strategy Indices
Broad Market Indices
Sectoral Indices
Thematic Indices
Home
Finance GlossaryWash Trade
Wash Trade
Definition of Wash Trade
A wash trade is an illegal trading practice where the same investor simultaneously buys and sells a security to create artificial trading volume. This misleading activity gives the impression of market interest or price movement without any real change in ownership, often used to manipulate market sentiment.
Related Terms
Cash Ratio
A cash ratio measures a company’s ability to fulfill short-term debt obligations using only its cash and cash equivalents, which are known to have high liquidity. The formula for calculating cash ratio is:
Cash Ratio: Cash + Cash Equivalents / Current Liabilities
Cash Ratio: Cash + Cash Equivalents / Current Liabilities
Stop Loss Order
A stop loss order is an instruction to automatically sell a stock when a certain price is reached. This type of order helps investors limit potential losses and manage their risk. Stop loss orders are vital for intraday traders, particularly in volatile markets. Once a stop loss order is set, traders need not monitor the stock price constantly. This ensures peace of mind while they can protect their capital.
Butterfly Spread
A butterfly spread is an options strategy that combines bull and bear spreads to generate a small chunk of profit. To achieve this, a butterfly strategy consists of four positions in four options contracts that have the same expiration but different strike prices.
Long-Term Capital Gain Tax
Long-term capital gain tax is the tax imposed on profits from selling shares or financial securities held for a period of at least three years. The tax rate applied is typically lower than the short-term capital gains tax, which are profits from the sale of shares held for a shorter duration.
Iceberg Order
An Iceberg Order is used to slice and execute large orders into multiple “legs”. Large orders have the potential to drastically affect stock prices and subsequently investor behaviour.
That’s why institutional investors or traders with a relatively large buy or sell order place an Iceberg Order, thus masking their total transaction value and effectively going under the radar.
Brokers and trading platforms offer Iceberg Orders as a feature, which is activated after a certain quantity of scrips or contracts are selected, typically above 100.
That’s why institutional investors or traders with a relatively large buy or sell order place an Iceberg Order, thus masking their total transaction value and effectively going under the radar.
Brokers and trading platforms offer Iceberg Orders as a feature, which is activated after a certain quantity of scrips or contracts are selected, typically above 100.
Short Selling
Short selling is a popular intraday selling strategy. Through this strategy, traders can sell shares that they currently don’t own. They expect the prices to fall, so they borrow the shares and sell them at the current price. The goal is to buy the stock back later at a lower price. However, traders can incur significant losses if the prices rise instead. That’s why risk management is crucial in short selling.
Invest & Trade with a Trading
Platform That's #MadeForTrade
Open your Dhan Account in minutes!
