Shares of a publicly held company that are tradable by public investors (outsiders). In other words, it represents the number...

A slang for a very rapid decline in price. A stock or security is said to be falling out bed...

An idiomatic phrase that describes a security whose price or value has rapidly decreased in a very short period of...

The ability of an investor to transfer securities from one name to another without paying transaction fees. The free right...

The process of splitting up a large trading order (e.g., block trade) into a number of smaller chunks, in order...

A form of direct market access (DMA) that is characterized by highest level of independence, i.e., access does not require...

It stands for smart order router; a coding mechanism that slices a trading order according to the rules set out...

An offer quotation on a security (stock) that is the best offer available in the market and is displayed by...

A bid quotation on a security (stock) that is the best bid available in the market and is displayed by...

An order-driven market in which orders are parked for execution at a single clearing price. The auction mechanism is based...