- Industry: Financial services
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The part of an option spread in which an agreement to buy the underlying security is made.
Industry:Financial services
These are directors and senior officers of a corporation-in effect, those who have access to inside information about a company. An insider also is someone who owns more than 10% of the voting shares of a company.
Industry:Financial services
The market value of a security, excluding options, as of the close of the last business day.
Industry:Financial services
The risk that a firm will be unable to satisfy its debts. Also known as bankruptcy risk.
Industry:Financial services
Owning or holding options (i.e., the number of contracts bought exceeds the number of contracts sold). For equities, a long position occurs when an individual owns securities. An owner of 1,000 shares of stock is said to be "Long the stock." Related: Short position.
Industry:Financial services
A firm that is unable to pay debts (its liabilities exceed its assets).
Industry:Financial services
