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Need the tick
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Need the tickUsed for listed equity securities. A stock must trade up-down at least one tick (1-8) in order to comply with regulations governing short sales-corporate repurchases.
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Equity
1) Ownership interest in a firm. 2) The residual dollar value of a futures trading account, assuming its liquidation is at the going trade price. 3) In real estate, dollar difference between what a property could be sold for and debts claimed against it. 4) In a brokerage account, equity equals the value of the account's securities minus any debit balance in a margin account. 5) Shorthand for stock market investments.
Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
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.
Trade
To buy and sell; buying and selling.
Tick
Refers to the minimum change in price a security can have, either up or down.
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.
Regulations
Rules specifying the appropriate behavior of agencies, organizations or individuals in the securities industry.
Short
One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position.
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Needs approach
A method of calculating how much life insurance is required by an individual-family to cover their needs (i.e. expenses).
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Near money
Assets that are easily convertible into cash, such as money market accounts and bank deposits.
Near term
Another word for "short term."
Nearby
The nearest active trading month of a financial or commodity futures market.
Nearby futures contract
When several futures contracts are considered, the contract with the closest settlement date is called the nearby futures contract.
Nearest month
The expiration date of an option or future that is closest to the present.
Need the tick
Needs approach
A method of calculating how much life insurance is required by an individual-family to cover their needs (i.e. expenses).
Negative amortization
A loan repayment schedule in which the outstanding principal balance of the loan increases, rather than amortizing, because the scheduled monthly payments do not cover the full amount required to amortize the loan.
Negative carry
A situation in which the cost of financing a securities or financial futures position exceeds the yield earned.
Negative cash flow
Occurs when spending in a business is greater than earnings.
Negative convexity
A bond characteristic such that the price appreciation will be less than the price depreciation for a large change in yield of a given number of basis points.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Equity
1) Ownership interest in a firm. 2) The residual dollar value of a futures trading account, assuming its liquidation is at the going trade price. 3) In real estate, dollar difference between what a property could be sold for and debts claimed against it. 4) In a brokerage account, equity equals the value of the account's securities minus any debit balance in a margin account. 5) Shorthand for stock market investments.
Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
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.
Trade
To buy and sell; buying and selling.
Tick
Refers to the minimum change in price a security can have, either up or down.
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.
Regulations
Rules specifying the appropriate behavior of agencies, organizations or individuals in the securities industry.
Short
One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Needs approach
A method of calculating how much life insurance is required by an individual-family to cover their needs (i.e. expenses).
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Near money
Assets that are easily convertible into cash, such as money market accounts and bank deposits.
Near term
Another word for "short term."
Nearby
The nearest active trading month of a financial or commodity futures market.
Nearby futures contract
When several futures contracts are considered, the contract with the closest settlement date is called the nearby futures contract.
Nearest month
The expiration date of an option or future that is closest to the present.
Need the tick
Needs approach
A method of calculating how much life insurance is required by an individual-family to cover their needs (i.e. expenses).
Negative amortization
A loan repayment schedule in which the outstanding principal balance of the loan increases, rather than amortizing, because the scheduled monthly payments do not cover the full amount required to amortize the loan.
Negative carry
A situation in which the cost of financing a securities or financial futures position exceeds the yield earned.
Negative cash flow
Occurs when spending in a business is greater than earnings.
Negative convexity
A bond characteristic such that the price appreciation will be less than the price depreciation for a large change in yield of a given number of basis points.
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