Voci Flashcards
(17 cards)
Riba
Interest (prohibited)
Gharar
Uncertainty: both parties should have complete information
Maysir and Qimar
Gambling: acquisition by chance (maysir) and qimar: game gambling
Bullish
Expectation of RISE in the price of the underlying
Bearish
Expectation of FALL in the price of underlying
Hedge
Insurance
Long
Purchasing
Short
Selling
Flat/ square
Having no position»no exposure to price changes
Leverage
Using borrowed funds to make investments
To be long
Generate positive reuturns if prices rise
To be short
Generate positive returns when prices fall
Systematic risk
Market risk = Non-diversifiable risk
Unsystematic risk
Specific risk = Diversifiable risk
Beta
Measures systematic = market risk of a security
Positive beta
RoA moves in the same direction as the market
Neg. beta
RoA moves in opposite direction