Thursday, September 30, 2010

tomfoolery means

tom·fool·er·y  (tm-fl-r)
n. pl. tom·fool·er·ies
1. Foolish behavior.
2. Something trivial or foolish; nonsense.

Sham means

Sham meaning
noun, adjective, verb, shammed, sham·ming.
–noun
1.
something that is not what it purports to be; a spuriousimitation; fraud or hoax.
2.
a person who shams; shammer.
3.
a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outwardappearance: a pillow sham.
–adjective
4.
pretended; counterfeit; feigned: sham attacks; a shamGothic façade.
5.
designed, made, or used as a sham.
–verb (used with object)
6.
to produce an imitation of.
7.
to assume the appearance of; pretend to have: to shamillness.
–verb (used without object)
8.
to make a false show of something; pretend.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Narrow Market

Definition
market with few bid and ask offers. Characterized by low liquidity ,high spreads, and high volatility. Small changes in supply and/or demand can have a dramatic impact on market pricealso called thin market. opposite of liquid market.

Thin Market

What does Thin Market mean?
A market with a low number of buyers and sellers. Since few transactions take place in a thin market, prices are often more volatile and assets are less liquid. The low number of bids and asks will also typically result in a larger spread between the two quotes.

Also known as a "narrow market".