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Board is for those that would like to give information or ask questions concerning the above topics. Level 2 A trading service consisting of real-time access to the quotations of individual market makers registered in every Nasdaq listed security, as well as market makers' quotes in OTC Bulletin Board securities. Market Makers A brokerage or bank that maintains a firm bid and ask price in a given security by standing ready, willing, and able to buy or sell at publicly quoted prices (called making a market). These firms display bid and offer prices for specific numbers of specific securities, and if these prices are met, they will immediately buy for or sell from their own accounts. Market makers are very important for maintaining liquidity and efficiency for the particular securities that they make markets in. At most firms, there is a strict separation of the market-making side and the brokerage side, since otherwise there might be an incentive for brokers to recommend securities simply because the firm makes a market in that security. Charts Technical charting analysis is a way of gathering and processing price and volume information of a particular security by applying mathematical equations and then plotting the resulting data onto graphs in order to predict future price movements. Unlike the fundamental analysis, where the economic, geo-political factors or the financial health of a company are under scrutiny, technical analysis is only concerned with the price and trading volume of a security. In essence, technical analysis focuses on the effect of the previous price movements while fundamental analysis studies the causes that could affect the market. Charting analysis involves the manipulation of data relating to price and trading volume that occur with respect to time. The resulting information are then used to generate visual displays that can help the investor uncover price patterns and trends. These patterns are more commonly known as indicators and depending on the additional variables used in the mathematical formulation, the indicators can be further classified as either leading or lagging indicators. Typical leading indicators are the williams%R, the stochastics, momentum, and the Relative Strength Index (RSI). Typical lagging indicators are the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD), the simple and exponential moving averages, and the Chaiken Oscillator. For more on indicators and how they are used in charting analysis, refer to section 3 of the Trend Strategist Handbook by Price Headley. Beyond the indicators, technical analysis also consists of the utilization of number theories such as the Fibonacci sequence calculations, the Gann numbers and the Elliot wave theory. These number theories are used for the most part to help forecast resistance and support levels of a security's price.
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