- Industry: Financial services
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Used in context of general equities. Paramount terms used to differentiate an offering. Stock is offered at; stock is bid for. In an offering, the trading syntax followed is "Quantity-at-Price"; in a bid, the syntax followed is "Price-for-Quantity."
Industry:Financial services
Option based on the average price of the underlying assets during the life of the option.
Industry:Financial services
This is the quoted ask, or the lowest price an investor will accept to sell a stock. Practically speaking, this is the quoted offer at which an investor can buy shares of stock; also called the offer price.
Industry:Financial services
The exposure to the danger of economic loss. Frequently used in the context of claiming tax deductions. For example, a person can claim a tax deduction in a limited partnership if the taxpayer can show it is at risk of never realising a profit and of losing its initial investment. See: Value at risk.
Industry:Financial services
In context of general equities, price at which a security or commodity is offered for sale on an exchange or in the OTC Market.
Industry:Financial services
In context of general equities, at the opening or close of the market. See: MOC Order.
Industry:Financial services
Used in context of general equities. Usually a seller (buyer) looking to aggressively sell (buy) stock, usually asking for a capital commitment from an investment bank.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of securities, an all or none market order that is to be executed at the closing price of the security on the exchange. If the execution cannot be made under this condition, the order is to be treated as cancelled. In the context of futures and options, refers to a contract that is to be executed on some exchanges during the closing period, a period in which there is a range of prices.
Industry:Financial services
Metal purity test to confirm that the metal meets the standards for trading on a commodities exchange (commodities exchange center).
Industry:Financial services
