A dividend is the portion of the profit that a company chooses to return to its shareholders, usually expressed as a percentage.

Depreciation is the term given to the decline in an asset’s value, either due to market conditions or other factors like wear and tear. It is the opposite of appreciation.

A derivative’s delta is defined as its price movement in relation to the change in the price of its underlying asset. It can also sometimes be referred to as a hedge ratio and is most often used when dealing with options.

The debt ratio is an indication of how much debt a company is holding when compared to the value of its assets. It can also be applied to individuals: in which case it is the cost accrued by their debt compared to total income each year.

Day trading is a strategy of short-term investment that involves closing out all trades before the market closes.

Derivatives are financial products that derive their value from the price of an underlying asset. Derivatives are often used by traders as a device to speculate on the future price movements of an asset, whether that be up or down, without having to buy the asset itself.

When trading, DMA stands for direct market access. It’s a way of placing trades that offers more flexibility and transparency than traditional dealing (which is usually referred to as OTC, or over-the-counter). It’s suitable for advanced traders.

Dark pools are networks – usually private exchanges or forums – that allow institutional investors to buy or sell large amounts of stock without the details of the trade being released to the wider market.

A day order is a type of order, or instruction from a trader to their broker, to buy or sell a certain asset.

Distribution in financial world has several meanings, most of them are dealing with payment of assets from a fund, account, or individual security to an investor or beneficiary.

Disintermediation is the process of removing the middleman from transactions. In finance, it refers to withdrawal of funds from intermediary financial institutions like banks and loan associations, to invest these funds directly.

Dove is an economic policy advisor who promotes low interest rates monetary policies. 

Data warehousing is the electronic storing of large amounts of information by a business or organization.

Data smoothing is removing the noise from a data set. It allows important patterns to stand out. Can be used to help predict trends, such as those found in securities prices.

Delisting is the removal of a listed security from a stock exchange. 

Disinflation is a temporary slowing sown of the price inflation rate. A term, particularly used to describe situations when inflation rate reduced significantly over the short period of time.

Disequilibrium is a situation in the markets where internal or external circumstances prevent market equilibrium from being reached or cause market volatility.

Divestment is selling of subsidiary assets, investments or divisions to maximize the value of the parent company.

Debt issue is a financial obligation allowing the issuer to raise funds by promising to repay the lender in the future.

Dim sum bond is a bond denominated in Chinese renminbi and issued in Hong Kong.