A class of stocks that have specific restrictions, usually imposing a vesting period on holders or limiting or excluding their...

A unit pack (lot) of shares the size of which varies according to the price of a share. It is...

The total commission costs for both sides of a trade: the sell order and the buy order. These costs are...

The process of two-way switching between risky and risk-free investments depending on or in reaction to risk sentiment as perceived...

An offering that allows an issuer's existing shareholders to purchase a pro-rata amount of additional shares (also referred to as...

A type of underwriting in which an investment bank commits to a worst-case price, just contrary to a bought deal...

A corporate stock which is relatively insensitive to the business cycle, i.e., it is immune to economic upturns and downturns....

A trading algorithm (algo) that uses news feeds in order to mine the text for trading opportunities and threats. To...

The price of a security (brought on margin) that exhausts the equity of a margin account. This happens when its...

The period of trading that follows the New Year's day and lasts until the end of January every year. Normally,...