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Takeover
Acquiring control of a corporation by share purchase or exchange.
Taking a View
Forming an opinion as to where market prices are headed and acting on it.
Target Price
Maximum retail price for a product under development. In the context of takeovers, the price at which an acquirer aims to buy a target firm. In the context of options, the price of the underlying security at which an option will become 'in the money'. In the context of shares, the price that someone hopes a share will reach in a certain time period.
Tax
Under current UK legislation, any Capital Gains made through spread betting is tax free*.
TD Waterhouse
The UK's second largest execution-only broker. A financial services company offering a range of investment products including Spread Betting and CFDs. Also see TD Waterhouse Review.
Technical Analysis
A method of forecasting market movements / analysis of a financial market by charting its performance, using historical patterns and focusing on trends.
Tic or Tick or Tick Size
The standardised minimum price movement of a spread bet, also referred to as a 'point'. Also see 'Unit Risk'.
Time to Maturity
The time remaining until a financial contract expires.
Time Value
Portion of an option price that is in excess of the intrinsic value, due to the amount of volatility in the shares. Sometimes referred to as premium. Time value is positively related to the length of time remaining until expiration of the contract.
Tradable Index
An index which aims to show the performance of a market with the minimum number of stocks eg the FTSE 100 or Dax 30 are Tradable Indices. In these terms the FTSE All-Share Index would be classed as a 'Benchmark Index'.
Trade Balance
Overall difference between a country's imports and exports.
Trading Range
Range between the highest and lowest prices at which equities are traded.
Triple Witching Day
A day on which at least three types of derivative contracts, eg Stock Index Options, Stock Options and Stock Index Futures, expire. Also known as Freaky Friday, Triple Witching Days and often produces high volatility in the markets. Triple Witching Days are most common on the third Friday of March, June, September and December.
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(1) The FTSE Rolling Daily Spread is 1 tick during market hours & 4 ticks out of hours. 1 Tick is defined as a full FTSE point. See our Product Information for more details. (2) The above information is correct at time of writing. (3) Tax Law can change.
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