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Implementation Cost

A measure of trading inefficiency- i.e., it measures the cost of trade implementation. For purchases (long positions), it is equal...

Market-On-Close Algorithm

A trading algorithm that targets the closing price, and hence the name “market-on-close (MOC) algorithm”. This algorithm allows electronic traders...

Whipsaw Loss

A loss that results from a security making a sudden reversal immediately after a position is taken. The whipping action...

Wash Trading

An illegal manipulative trading practice which involves entering into, or purporting to enter into, transactions in a way that gives...

Effective Bid-Ask Spread

The difference between trade price and midpoint. That is, it is the difference between the price at which a dealer...

Split Down

A consolidation of outstanding shares (authorized and issued shares) that is carried out by a company to cut down the...

Reverse Split

A consolidation of outstanding shares (authorized and issued shares) that is carried out by a company to cut down the...

Nondisplayed Exchange

An exchange (venue) in which offers to trade are not disclosed to the public. Orders can be invisibly transmitted (and...

Initial Public Offering Window

The period of time that lapses between an announcement of an initial public offering (IPO) and the moment the shares...

Implementation Shortfall

A measure of trading inefficiency- i.e., it measures the cost of trade implementation. For purchases (long positions), it is equal...