Market Definitions

Playing Markets

Bond

An instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the bond holder, typically corporate or governmental.  They're also units of corporate debt...

Bollinger Bands

A centerline with two price channels (or "bands") above and below it.  The centerline acts as an exponential moving average, while the bands are the...

Bear Markets

When a market shows a prolonged decline in prices.  It's generally used to describe a situation where market prices fall 20% or more from recent...