Financial Glossary

A facility housing computer systems and storage infrastructure that businesses rent to host their digital operations and services.

Buying and selling financial securities within the same trading day to profit from short-term price movements.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) uses blockchain technology to recreate traditional financial services without banks or intermediaries.

A temporary recovery in a declining stock or market that's followed by a continuation of the downward trend, misleading investors into false optimism.

A bearish technical signal when a stock's 50-day moving average crosses below its 200-day moving average, suggesting potential downtrend.

A financial metric that compares a company's total debt to shareholders' equity, measuring financial leverage and risk.

The strategy of holding investments through extreme volatility and losses, refusing to sell despite market pressure or short-term pain.

Spreading investments across different assets, sectors, or regions to reduce portfolio risk while maintaining potential returns.

The annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the stock's current market price, showing income return on investment.

Investment strategy of buying fixed dollar amounts of assets at regular intervals, regardless of price fluctuations.

Exclusive rights granted to pharmaceutical companies to market a drug for typically 20 years, protecting revenue streams worth billions.

The complex system determining pharmaceutical costs, involving R&D recovery, regulatory factors, and market dynamics that drive investor returns.