Hines Ratio

A modified put/call ratio that refines traditional option ratio analysis by including the open interest figures in the equation and can be defined as (Total put volume/Total put open interest) divided by (Total call volume/Total call open interest)

Adaptive Filter

Smoothing and/or forecasting prices with continuously updated weighting of past prices. 

ADA

Block-structured programming language developed under the guidance of the U.S. Department of Defense to provide a medium for writing real-time, concurrent applications, for facilitating program verification. 

Accumulation

An addition to a trader's original market position. The first of three distinct phases in a major trend in which investors are buying. 

ABC

Elliott wave terminology for a three-wave countertrend price movement. Wave A is the first price wave against the trend of the market. Wave B is a corrective wave to Wave A. Wave C is the final price move to complete the countertrend price move. Elliott wave followers study A and C waves for price ratios based on numbers from the Fibonacci series. 

Abandoned Baby Pattern

A rare candlestick pattern in which an upside gap doji star (where the shadows do not touch) is followed by a downside gap black candlestick where the shadows also do not touch; considered a major top reversal signal. 

A Priori

Known ahead of time

Free Cash Flow of the Firm-Why It matters to Investors ?

Free Cash Flow presents a more accurate picture of the financial health of a Company .It allows the company to pursue opportunities that ultimately enhance shareholder value, such as develop new products, acquire firms and pay-off debt. Companies with high free cash flows provide stable returns and tend to out-perform during uncertain times. They are also likely to pay rich dividends to the Shareholders.

If a Firm is increasing its cash flow steadily every year, it usually indicates that it is running its operations efficiently by reducing cost or expanding its market share.

 TEN Indian Companies (NSE Listed) with highest Free Cash Flow-

1.ONGC 2.COAL INDIA 3.INFOSYS 4.NMDC 5.HINDUSTAN ZINC 6.SAIL 7.WIPRO 8.HUL 9.TATA STEEL 10.TCS