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Friday's Term
Buy (or Sell) On Opening
Definition:
To buy (or sell) at the beginning of a trading session within the open price range.
Equity
Definition:
As used on a trading account statement, refers to the residual dollar value of a futures or option trading account, assuming it was liquidated at current prices.
Ponzi Scheme
Definition:
Named after Charles Ponzi, a man with a remarkable criminal career in the early 20th century, the term has been used to describe pyramid arrangements whereby an enterprise makes payments to investors from the proceeds of a later investment rather than from profits of the underlying business venture, as the investors expected, and gives investors the impression that a legitimate profit-making business or investment opportunity exists, where in fact it is a mere fiction.
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