Vetting is a process of researching a business or an individual before venturing on a joint endeavor or before investing into them.

Evening start is a bearish candlestick pattern that includes large white candlesticks, small white candlestick and red candlestick. It usually occurs when an uptrend is about to reverse.

Chartered bank is bank that has the only financial role – accepting and guarding monetary deposits as well as lend money out to individuals and organizations. These banks’ types can vary from country to country.

Stop hunting is a process of driving the market to the point where a lot of traders are forced to set stop-loss orders. This usually leads to high volatility and creates environment for traders who seek it.

Jekyll and Hyde is a reference to a popular book used to describe a stock market with ‘split personalities’ where Jekyll is a good market with predictable moves and Hyde is a bad market with a lot of volatility, twists and turns. Due to the human factor in the markets Jekyll and Hyde can occur quite often.

Barometer is an index which is used to measure trends and overall mood in the market. S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are both barometers of the stock market and are both implemented as barometers that measure the performance of American economy as a whole.

Daisy chain refers to the group of investors who manipulate security in a way that makes the price for it grow artificially so that they can sell them for the profit.

Appraisal is a process of evaluating of property, valued object and even a business by an authorized and licensed person. One has to have a designation from a regulatory body to be able to do an appraisal.

Monopolistic market is a theoretical condition in the market where only one company or only one service can be offered to the public. It is a direct opposite of a competitive market.

Dry powder is a slang term used to describe an extremely liquid security. It is so liquid that it is considered to be cash-like.