Author: Jon McBrayer

The S&P 500 is a basket of 500 stocks to represent the US economy.

An index is a benchmark used as a reference market for traders and investors. The S&P 500 is an example of an index.

Beta is a measurement of a stock’s volatility compared to the overall markets.

It the Beta rating is 1.5 the stock moves on average 1.5 points for every point the overall market moves.

A position held period of days, weeks, or month.

A day trade is a position that is entered and exited in a single day.