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Market sentiments refer to the overall attitude or mood of investors toward a particular asset or market.

A trading strategy is a set of rules or techniques used by traders to identify opportunities and make investment decisions.

Leverage is the use of borrowed capital to increase the potential return on an investment.

A portfolio is a collection of financial assets, such as stocks, bonds, and alternative investments, held by an investor or fund.

Risk management involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks in investments to protect capital.

A strategy provider is a firm or individual that creates and offers investment strategies for use by funds, investors, or traders.

Portfolio management is the process of selecting and managing investments to achieve specific financial goals.

Private equity refers to investments made in private companies, typically through buyouts, venture capital, or direct investment.

Diversification is an investment strategy that spreads investments across different asset classes to reduce risk.

Alternative funds invest in asset classes outside of traditional stocks and bonds, such as real estate, commodities, and private equity.

A family office is a private wealth management advisory firm that manages the investments, assets, and financial affairs of a wealthy family.

Hedge funds are pooled investment funds that employ various strategies to generate returns for their investors, often using leverage, derivatives, and short-selling.

In trading, confluence refers to the alignment of multiple indicators or signals pointing to the same outcome, increasing the confidence in a trade setup or strategy.

A hedge is a risk management technique used to offset potential losses in one position by taking an opposing position in a related asset or derivative.

Beta measures an investment’s sensitivity to overall market movements, reflecting the portion of returns driven by broader market exposure rather than active management.

Alpha represents the excess return of an investment relative to a benchmark, often attributed to a manager’s skill in identifying profitable opportunities.

Discretionary trading involves human decision-making based on fundamental analysis, intuition, and market experience, often adjusting dynamically to news and changing conditions.

Systematic trading is a rules-based investment approach where decisions are driven by quantitative models rather than human discretion, enabling consistency and scalability in execution.

Market Neutral strategies seek to generate alpha by neutralizing exposure to market movements, typically using offsetting long and short positions within the same asset class or sector.

Quantitative strategies use mathematical models, algorithms, and statistical techniques to identify trading opportunities, often operating at high frequency and across multiple asset classes.

Global Macro is a top-down investment strategy that makes trades based on macroeconomic trends such as interest rates, geopolitical shifts, and economic cycles across global markets.