Stocks Glossary - Search for: letter "R"
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RNS definition
RNS is the London Stock Exchange newswire that listed companies use to release price-sensitive and routine updates at th...
September 7, 2026ROCE definition
ROCE measures how efficiently a company turns capital into operating profit, using EBIT over capital employed, to judge...
September 7, 2026RSI definition
RSI is a momentum oscillator from 0 to 100, built from average gains and losses, used to judge trend strength, spot over...
September 3, 2026Rally definition
A rally is a sustained rise in an asset or market price, fuelled by news, positioning or technicals. It can be brief or...
September 4, 2026Random walk theory definition
Random walk theory says successive price changes are independent, so past moves don't reliably forecast the next one, sh...
September 4, 2026Range definition
Range is the gap between the high and low over a set period, or a sideways zone marked by support and resistance, used t...
September 4, 2026Rate of return definition
Rate of return is the percentage gain or loss on an investment over a period, usually factoring in income and costs, and...
September 4, 2026Ratio spread definition
A ratio spread pairs one long option with more shorts at a different strike, aiming to profit from a moderate move and t...
September 5, 2026Reserves definition
Reserves can mean equity accounts built from profits, the balances banks hold at the central bank, or the economically r...
September 5, 2026Resistance level definition
A resistance level is a price area where selling pressure tends to cap gains. Traders use it for targets, short setups a...
September 5, 2026Reversal definition
A reversal is a change in the prevailing trend, up to down or down to up, usually confirmed by breaks in structure, key...
September 6, 2026Rights issue definition
A rights issue lets a company raise equity by offering existing shareholders new shares at a discount, usually pro rata,...
September 6, 2026Risk management definition
Risk management is how traders and investors identify, measure and control potential losses, using position sizing, stop...
September 6, 2026Risks definition
Risks are the chances outcomes differ from what you expect, often for the worse. In markets they include price moves, li...
September 7, 2026Rollover definition
Rollover is closing an expiring contract and opening the next one, or carrying a leveraged position overnight, with cost...
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