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Floor
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Floor1) The area of a stock exchange where active trading occurs. 2) The price at which a stop order is activated (when the price drops low enough to activate such an order). 3) In context of interest rates, a level which an interest rate or currency is structured not to go below.
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Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Active
Investors working together and performing identical actions to attain the same investment goal.
Trading
Buying and selling securities.
Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
Order
Instruction to a broker-dealer to buy, sell, deliver, or receive securities or commodities that commits the issuer of the "order" to the terms specified.
Interest
The amount of money a lender loans a borrower to pay for using the borrower's principal.
Level
Used in the context of general equities. Price measure of an indication.
Currency
Money. The word currency mainly refers to the name and kind of money issued by each country.
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Floor broker
Member of an exchange who is an employee of a member firm and executes orders, as agent, on the floor. of the exchange for clients.
Floor official
An employee of a stock exchange who settles disputes related to the auction process on the floor of the stock exchange.
Floor picture
Details of the trading crowd for a stock, such as the major players, their sizes, and the outside market +-- an eighth.
Floor planning
Arrangement used to finance inventory. A finance company buys the inventory, which is then held in trust for the user.
Floor ticket
Summary of a stock or commodities exchange order ticket by the registered representative on receipt of a buy or sell order from a client. It gives the floor broker the information needed to execute a securities transaction.
Floor trader
A stock exchange member who generally trades only for his own account or for an account controlled by him, or who has such a trade made for him. Also referred to as a "local."
Floorless convertible
Used by companies that are in such bad shape, that there is no other way to get financing.
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Floating rate note (FRN)
Note whose interest payment varies with short-term interest rates.
Floating rate payer
In an interest rate swap, the counterparty who pays a rate based on a reference rate, usually in exchange for a fixed-rate payment.
Floating rate preferred
Preferred stock paying dividends that vary with short-term interest rates.
Floating securities
Securities bought in a broker's name and resold quickly to attain a profit in a short amount of time.
Floating supply
The aggregate of securities believed to be available for immediate purchase, that is, in the hands of dealers and investors wanting to sell.
Floor
Floor broker
Member of an exchange who is an employee of a member firm and executes orders, as agent, on the floor. of the exchange for clients.
Floor official
An employee of a stock exchange who settles disputes related to the auction process on the floor of the stock exchange.
Floor picture
Details of the trading crowd for a stock, such as the major players, their sizes, and the outside market +-- an eighth.
Floor planning
Arrangement used to finance inventory. A finance company buys the inventory, which is then held in trust for the user.
Floor ticket
Summary of a stock or commodities exchange order ticket by the registered representative on receipt of a buy or sell order from a client. It gives the floor broker the information needed to execute a securities transaction.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Active
Investors working together and performing identical actions to attain the same investment goal.
Trading
Buying and selling securities.
Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
Order
Instruction to a broker-dealer to buy, sell, deliver, or receive securities or commodities that commits the issuer of the "order" to the terms specified.
Interest
The amount of money a lender loans a borrower to pay for using the borrower's principal.
Level
Used in the context of general equities. Price measure of an indication.
Currency
Money. The word currency mainly refers to the name and kind of money issued by each country.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Floor broker
Member of an exchange who is an employee of a member firm and executes orders, as agent, on the floor. of the exchange for clients.
Floor official
An employee of a stock exchange who settles disputes related to the auction process on the floor of the stock exchange.
Floor picture
Details of the trading crowd for a stock, such as the major players, their sizes, and the outside market +-- an eighth.
Floor planning
Arrangement used to finance inventory. A finance company buys the inventory, which is then held in trust for the user.
Floor ticket
Summary of a stock or commodities exchange order ticket by the registered representative on receipt of a buy or sell order from a client. It gives the floor broker the information needed to execute a securities transaction.
Floor trader
A stock exchange member who generally trades only for his own account or for an account controlled by him, or who has such a trade made for him. Also referred to as a "local."
Floorless convertible
Used by companies that are in such bad shape, that there is no other way to get financing.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Floating rate note (FRN)
Note whose interest payment varies with short-term interest rates.
Floating rate payer
In an interest rate swap, the counterparty who pays a rate based on a reference rate, usually in exchange for a fixed-rate payment.
Floating rate preferred
Preferred stock paying dividends that vary with short-term interest rates.
Floating securities
Securities bought in a broker's name and resold quickly to attain a profit in a short amount of time.
Floating supply
The aggregate of securities believed to be available for immediate purchase, that is, in the hands of dealers and investors wanting to sell.
Floor
Floor broker
Member of an exchange who is an employee of a member firm and executes orders, as agent, on the floor. of the exchange for clients.
Floor official
An employee of a stock exchange who settles disputes related to the auction process on the floor of the stock exchange.
Floor picture
Details of the trading crowd for a stock, such as the major players, their sizes, and the outside market +-- an eighth.
Floor planning
Arrangement used to finance inventory. A finance company buys the inventory, which is then held in trust for the user.
Floor ticket
Summary of a stock or commodities exchange order ticket by the registered representative on receipt of a buy or sell order from a client. It gives the floor broker the information needed to execute a securities transaction.
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