Financial Terms

Securities

These are tradable financial assets - stocks, bonds and derivatives. At the moment they do not have a physical "paper" embodiment.

Short position (play for a fall)

An investment strategy based on the expectation of a price decline. An adherent investor sells an asset that is not in his possession, believing that he can buy it back in the future when the price fa

Stock

Is a security that gives the owner a share in the property of the issuing company, a share of assets upon liquidation and participation in regular payments. Shares can be ordinary and preferred. The l