trading strategy
Definition
A pre-defined set of rules and parameters that an investor uses when making securities transactions. By following a specific trading strategy, the investor seeks to remove the emotional component of investing. Trading strategies can be automated through the use of computers.
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Related terms:
investment strategy, back testing, coattail investing, gather in the stops, swing trade, index arbitrage, tomorrow next trade, directional trading
'trading strategy' appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com:
convertible arbitrage, dividend rollover, spread trading, zero cost option, scalping
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