An initial public offering (IPO) of a company that has been established for the sole purpose of raising funds and...
A market cycle in which the overriding trend is up. Typically, it has an initial upward phase that lasts four...
A market situation that occurs when price decreases incites traders holding long positions to sell their ways out of their...
The stock of a publicly-held company that is traded on the over-the-counter bulletin board (OTCBB) system. In principle, bulletin board...
A contrary index that is based on how optimistic investment agencies (e.g., brokerage firms, investment banks, etc.) are in recommending...
The over-the-counter portion of the stock market that provides a trading platform for companies that are not large enough or...
A market situation that occurs when short sellers, panicked because of rising prices, attempt to buy back the shares they...
A unit pack (lot) of shares the size of which varies according to the price of a share. It is...
Using the funds borrowed from a broker to trade securities (e.g., stocks). Buying on margin works also for bonds, options,...
An algo (algorithm) that seeks out the best available price (execution price) for a security on any exchange or electronic...