A basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type, such as crude oil, wheat, or gold.

A profit realized when an asset is sold for more than its purchase price.

A benchmark measuring the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies.

A contract that gives the buyer the right, without the obligation, to buy an asset at a predetermined price within a specific time period.

An instruction to buy or sell a financial instrument that remains active only for the trading day and expires at market close.

EPS represents the portion of company profit allocated to each outstanding share, used to measure profitability.

CPI, short for Consumer Price Index, tracks changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers, serving as a key measure of inflation.

The interest rate used to calculate the present value of future cash flows, reflecting both risk and the cost of capital.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization — a measure of operational profitability.

A measure of how much an investment outperforms or underperforms a benchmark.