Job Lot

A job lot is a futures (or physical commodity) delivery quantity that is smaller than the exchange’s standard contract size. In other words, when…

Incremental Capital Output Ratio Icor

What is ICOR? – The Incremental Capital‑Output Ratio (ICOR) measures how much additional capital (investment) is required to produce one extra unit of output…

Jobless Claims

Jobless claims measure the number of people filing for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) publishes these figures weekly. There…

Icon Icx

Key takeaways – ICON (ICX) is a blockchain protocol and ecosystem designed to connect otherwise independent blockchains (called “communities”) so they can interoperate while…

Ichimoku Kinko Hyo

The Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (often shortened to “Ichimoku”) is a multi-line technical indicator that gives traders a quick, visual assessment of trend direction, momentum,…

Jobber

Key takeaways – “Jobber” (or “stockjobber”) was the slang name for a market maker on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) prior to the market…

Jobseekers Allowance Jsa

Key Takeaways – Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is a U.K. benefit for people who are unemployed and actively seeking full‑time work. (Gov.UK) – JSA is…

Iceberg Order

Definition and key idea – An iceberg order is a single large order that is split into many smaller limit orders so the full…

Job Market

The job market (also called the labor market) is the economic arena in which employers seek workers and workers seek jobs. It is a…

Jitter

Summary Jitter is an anti-skimming technique used on motorized card readers (most commonly in ATMs and some unattended terminals) that intentionally varies the speed…