Mark-to-Market
Meaning ⎊ The process of valuing a position or account based on the current market price in real-time.
Risk Appetite
Meaning ⎊ The amount and type of risk an investor is willing to accept in pursuit of trading objectives.
Bankruptcy Price
Meaning ⎊ The price point at which an account's margin is exhausted and the trader's total position value drops to zero.
Equity
Meaning ⎊ The net value of a trading account calculated by subtracting liabilities from total asset value.
Contract Specifications
Meaning ⎊ Defined terms including contract size, tick size, and rules for a derivative.
Liquidation
Meaning ⎊ The forced closing of a leveraged position by an exchange when a trader fails to meet margin requirements.
Trading Activity
Meaning ⎊ The measurement of frequency and intensity of trading actions within a market.
Profit Probability
Meaning ⎊ The statistical likelihood that a specific option trade will result in a positive financial return.
Synthetic Position
Meaning ⎊ A combination of derivatives and assets engineered to replicate the payoff of a specific financial instrument.
Market Downturn
Meaning ⎊ A period of sustained negative price performance in the broader financial market or a specific asset.
Exercise Notice
Meaning ⎊ The formal notification from an option holder to their broker requesting to exercise their contract.
Trading Venue
Meaning ⎊ The physical or digital platform where financial contracts are listed, traded, and settled.
Asset Class
Meaning ⎊ A category of financial instruments with similar attributes, risk profiles, and regulatory behaviors.
Spot Market
Meaning ⎊ Market for immediate purchase and sale of physical assets with instant delivery.
American Style
Meaning ⎊ A type of option contract that permits the holder to exercise their rights at any point until the expiration date.
Quarterly Expiration
Meaning ⎊ Option expiration dates occurring every three months for long term planning.
Long Term Strategy
Meaning ⎊ An investment approach focusing on trends over an extended time horizon.
Market Demand
Meaning ⎊ Total interest and purchasing power of market participants for an asset, shown in the bid side of the order book.
Normal Distribution
Meaning ⎊ A bell-shaped statistical curve where data is symmetrically distributed around a central mean value.










