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Death Spiral

A situation that describes a stock market experiencing downward pressures where investors rush on dumping securities and finding the nearest...

Diamonds

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that replicates and tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). As such, this ETF allows investors…

Dealer

A sell-side trader who sells exchange services to buy-side firms (such as investment managers and institutional investors) in return for…

Dual Listed

A security that is traded on more than one exchange. For example, a Japanese company may list its shares in…

Dual Trading

A market activity that results from a floor broker or a brokerage firm executing trades on behalf of clients and…

Dark Market

A market in which offers to trade are not disclosed to the public. Orders can be invisibly transmitted (and hence...

Dealership Market 

An off-exchange market which consists of a network of trading desks for the major brokerage firms and institutional investors. The…

Defensive Stock 

A stock whose fortunes are less tied to the business cycle or the rise and fall of the economy. This...

Daily Volume-Weighted Average Price

A form of volume-weighted average price that is calculated based on daily transactions. In other words, it is the dollar…

Dead Cat Bounce

A limited, short-lived resurgence in the price of a declining security. The term "dead cat bounce" is derived from the...