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Glossary

121 terms across 8 fields I actually work in. Every entry opens with one sentence that stands on its own, then explains the thing properly, shows a worked example where the arithmetic matters, and names the misconception that trips most people up. No definition here is a guess — anything I could not state accurately was cut instead.


01 · By field

Clusters

Related terms live on one page, so you can read a whole vocabulary in one sitting instead of bouncing between 121 stubs. Every term still has its own permanent anchor.

Trading and risk

R-multiples, expectancy, drawdown math, position sizing, chart patterns, and the backtesting biases that make a strategy look better on paper than it will ever trade live.

20 terms · R-multiple, Expectancy, Drawdown, Position sizing …

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Options

Strike, premium, implied volatility, the four Greeks, and the spread structures built from them, with the max-profit and max-loss arithmetic printed rather than described.

14 terms · Strike price, Premium, Implied volatility (IV), Delta …

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AI & LLMs

Tokens, context windows, RAG, embeddings, quantization, LoRA, fine-tuning and the rest of the vocabulary behind running or building with a language model.

16 terms · Token, Context window, Embedding, Vector database …

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Security

CVE, CVSS, SBOM, SARIF, CORS, CSP and the rest of the vocabulary behind vulnerability scanning and supply-chain defense, defined precisely enough to stop the common misuses.

14 terms · CVE, CVSS, OSV, SBOM …

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Web & SEO

Canonical tags, schema, Core Web Vitals, crawling, and answer engine optimization, defined precisely.

15 terms · Canonical tag, Schema markup, JSON-LD, SERP …

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Student visas and work authorisation

F-1 status, the I-20, SEVIS, CPT and OPT, the STEM extension, I-539, unlawful presence, H-1B and cap-exempt employers. Written to be careful where the rules are contested.

14 terms · F-1 status, Form I-20, SEVIS, DSO (Designated School Official) …

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Freight

Broker, carrier, and shipper roles, MC and DOT numbers, BOL and POD, LTL vs FTL, detention vs demurrage, and factoring.

14 terms · Broker vs carrier vs shipper, MC number, DOT number, Bill of lading (BOL) …

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Careers

ATS, referrals, screens, STAR, case interviews, superdays, and the offer-stage terms that decide whether an internship search actually converts.

14 terms · ATS (applicant tracking system), Referral, Online assessment (OA), Phone screen …

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02 · A–Z

Every term

Alphabetical across all clusters. Each link jumps straight to the definition.

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When a definition is not enough

The glossary answers "what is this." The guides answer "how do I do it," with every formula printed on the page and every example worked out.

Disclaimer

This glossary is educational and informational only. Nothing here is financial, investment, tax, legal or immigration advice, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Trading carries substantial risk of loss. Any backtested or example figure is hypothetical, does not represent live trading, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Definitions of legal, regulatory and immigration terms change; verify anything time-sensitive against the primary source, your DSO, or a licensed professional before acting on it.

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