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June 07, 2013, 09:26:16 PM Last edit: June 09, 2013, 04:11:51 AM by jjdub7 |
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Asset prices:
support level - bid wall resistance level - ask wall yield/return - the amount returned to the owner of a security over a given period of time, commonly expressed as a percentage per period
return on investment (ROI) - a measure of the efficiency of a given investment, expressed as the gain on investment (both in terms of price appreciation and yield) divided by the cost of the investment:
ROI = (final price + yield)/initial price
Forex (foreign exchange) rate - the market rate for the purchase of one currency for another Monetary base - present supply of a currency in cash Market cap - the present value of a currency's monetary base expressed in terms of another currency
Stocks: (ownership of company, or in many cases in the BTC community, ownership solely of a company's future profits - not the actual mining equipment/other assets)
share - one unit of a stock shareholder - holder of said stock dividends - payments to shareholders equity - BTC or other money invested, represented by share price and backing assets
Bonds: (ownership of an individual or company's issued debt, distinct from stocks)
bond - one individual unit of debt coupon payment - interest payment on said debt; returns that are analogous to the dividends paid out by stocks
perpetual mining bond (PMB) - a non-expiring bond that pays regular coupons proportional to a specified mining output (e.g. 1Mh/s worth of mining output per day); better for short-term investments as a substitute for wallet storage, but can be risky in the long run, as the principal is never repaid
Types of Money:
M0 - cash; in the case of crypto-currencies, the actual currencies themselves
M1 - checking/demand deposits; in the case of crypto-currencies, central server-managed services for which you do not have the private encryption keys to your account, but from which you can withdraw your funds at any time from a hot wallet or similar reserve
M2 - long-term assets backed by debt or equity; in the case of crypto-currencies, stocks such as ASICMINER or bonds such as PAJKA, TAT's VM, or JAH
Feel free to suggest other terms and I'll add them. This topic is for informational purposes only.
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