Leverage is the use of various financial instruments or borrowed capital, such as margin, to increase the potential return of an investment.

A bull market is a financial market of a group of securities (assets), in which prices are rising or are expected to rise. The term "bull market" is most often used to refer to the stock market, but can be applied to anything that is traded, such as bonds, currencies and commodities. The sentiment in a “bull market” is usually positive.

A market condition in which the prices of securities are falling, and widespread pessimism causes the negative sentiment to be self-sustaining. As investors anticipate losses in a bear market and selling continues, pessimism only grows.

An asset is a resource with economic value that an individual, corporation or country owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide future benefit. An asset could be a stock such as “Apple” for example, a Commodity such as “Silver” or a currency such as “EUR”.

A stock is a type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings. Also known as a “share” or “equity”.

Any kind of money that is in public circulation. Includes both coins (hard money) and paper money (soft money. Currency refers to money that is legally designated by the governing body, and sometimes can refer to any object that perceived to have value and can be exchanged for other objects.

The charge one takes for borrowing money to other party. Typically expressed in annual percentage rate. Could also mean – the amount of ownership a holder has in a company, expressed as a percentage.

A firm or an individual which acts as an intermediary between a buyer and a seller usually charging some kind of commission for his service. A license is required for security and other reasons. 

Earnings season is one of the busiest times of the year for those who work in and watch the markets, that’s because every large publicly-traded company will report the results of their last quarter. Analysts and managers typically set their guidelines and estimates to correspond to specific quarters or fiscal year ends, so the results reported by firms during earnings season often have a big role in the performance of their stocks.

An option counts as in the money if the strike or starting price is less than or greater than the market price of the specific security.

(Financial Times Stock Exchange) is the benchmark index used in the United Kingdom. It is the weighted market capitalization of the 100 largest stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Any type of good used in commerce, which includes goods traded on a commodity exchange.

Broadly counts for an income return on investment. Also refers to interest or dividends income from a security calculated as a percentage based on market value, face value and investment’s cost.

Data which includes statistics of change in a security or in an economy. Can be described as an imaginary portfolio of securities representing a specific market.