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Walrasian Market

A market set-up that processes collected buy and sell orders for a given stock which are analyzed to establish the...

Wash Sales

A wash sale occurs when a trader sells or trades securities at a loss, and within 30 days before or...

Workable Indication

A nominal bid at a specific price whereby a dealer expresses or shows its willingness to purchase securities at that...

Warrant

A certificate that is issued by a company granting the right to the holder to buy a specific number of…

When Issued Market

A market that deals with would-be-issued (when-issued) securities, for which transactions would be settled if and when the security is...

WI

It stands for when issued; a financial transaction that involves trading a security that has not yet been issued, but...

When Issued

A financial transaction that involves trading a security that has not yet been issued, but rather is scheduled to be...

Whipsaw

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

Whisper

A trading algorithm (algo)- specifically, a pegging algorithm- that can passively capture price spread by having access to a venue's...

Would MAQ

A minimum acceptable quantity (MAQ) order that is subject to "I would" levels to finish the order at a user-specific...