Glossary
Terms, defined plainly
- Balance sheetFundamentals
- A snapshot on one date of what a company owns, owes, and the residual owners' equity.
- Lesson: The three financial statements
- LeverageFutures
- Notional exposure divided by account equity; scales percentage gains and losses.
- Lesson: Leverage and liquidation
- Maintenance marginFutures
- The minimum equity required to keep a position open; falling below it can trigger a margin call or liquidation.
- Lesson: Margin is not risk