OPTION CYCLE
This is the pattern of months where different series of options expire. The three common options cycles are:
- AJO - January, April, July and October
- FMAN - February, May, August and November
- MJSD - March, June, September and December
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Bubble Theory
Belief the prices of assets occasionally rise way above their true values and these bubbles are easily identifiable. The theory states huge overval ...
Hedge Accounting
An accounting method in which entries for the ownership of a security and the opposing hedge are treated as one. This method attempts to diminish t ...
12B-1 Fund
Mutual fund charging 12B-1 fees to its holders instead of the up-front or back-end commissions. Such funds take a specific part of assets and use i ...
George Soros
Hungarian-born American hedge fund manager, business magnate, and philanthropist broadly considered to be one of greatest investors worldwide. He m ...
Thorstein Veblen
American economist and sociologist best known for introducing the phrase “conspicuous consumption” in his book The Theory of t ...
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ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Leading Index | Mar | |
| 00:45 | Trade Balance | Mar | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Industrial Product Price Index | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Raw Materials Price Index | Mar | |
| 15:30 | FOMC Member Patrick T. Harker Speaks | ||
| 16:00 | Consumer Confidence | Apr | |
| 16:00 | Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index | Apr | |
| 20:00 | FOMC Member Neel Kashkari Speaks |
