Terms starting with T
12 entries in the StockMarket.et Financial Dictionary.
- TakeoverWhen one company gains control of another, usually by buying enough shares or agreeing a purchase of the whole firm.
- TariffA schedule of taxes or charges on imports or exports, set by product category to raise revenue or protect local producers.
- Tax BaseThe amount or activity a tax law multiplies by a rate: income, sales, property value, or another defined measure.
- Technical AnalysisA method of studying past prices and trading volume to spot patterns that some traders use to time buy and sell decisions.
- Ticker SymbolA short code of letters used on an exchange to identify a listed company or security in trading systems and news.
- Time Value of MoneyTVMThe idea that money available now is worth more than the same amount later, because it can earn a return in the meantime.
- Total ReturnThe full gain or loss on an investment, including price change plus any dividends or interest received over the period.
- Trade DeficitA period when the value of a country's imports of goods (and often services) exceeds the value of its exports.
- Trade SurplusWhen a country exports more goods and services by value than it imports over a given period.
- Trading VolumeThe number of shares or contracts that changed hands in a security or market over a set period, often one day.
- TrendThe general direction of a market or security price over time, such as rising, falling, or moving sideways.
- TurnoverIn markets, the value or amount of securities traded in a period. In business, sales revenue for the same idea of activity.