Tag: D

Delivery Notice

A formal notification of the delivery of products on a specified date.

Deposit

Transaction involving the transfer of funds from one party to another for a particular purpose.

Derivative

A financial instrument whose characteristics and value depend upon the characteristics and value of an underlier, such as a commodity, bond, equity or currency.

Dip

A small, short-term decline in price.

Diversification

Risk management technique that combines different types of investments within a portfolio.

Dividends

Distribution of company earnings, paid to the shareholders, as and if decided by the board of directors. It can be released as cash payments, shares of stock or other properties.

Double Bottom

A technical analysis term used to describe a chart on which the price of a security has made two approximately equal bottoms over a period of time.

Double Top

A technical analysis term for two successive rises to the same price level.

Downtrend

Downward price movement of a security or the overall market over a period of time.