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On floor order
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On floor orderUsed for listed equity securities. Security order originating with a member on the floor of an exchange when dealing with his or her own account, versus an upstairs order.
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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.).
Security
Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds, and other investments.
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.
Floor
1) 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.
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Account
1) In the context of bookkeeping, refers to the ledger pages upon which various assets, liabilities, income, and expenses are represented. 2) In the context of investment banking, refers to the status of securities sold and owned or the relationship between parties to an underwriting syndicate. 3) In the context of securities, the relationship between a client and a broker/dealer firm allowing the firm's employee to be the client's buying and selling agent.
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On balance
Used for listed equity securities. Left over after pairing off other market buy and sell orders, usually before the opening of a stock or market but at times at the close (especially during index expirations).
On balance volume indicator
The weighted sum of volume used to quantify buying or selling pressure to either confirm the current price trend or warn of a possible reversal.
On board
Used in the context of general equities. Long.
On Board Ocean Bill of Lading
An ocean bill of lading bearing an on board notation, or words indicating that the merchandise is located aboard the vessel for transportation.
On carriage
Freight costs arising after the cost of principal international freight costs. These are usually inland freight charges for delivery within the buyer's country.
On floor order
On stream
An investment that is on track to earn its expected return.
On the close order
A market order that is to be executed as close as possible to the closing price of the day.
On the money
Used in the context of general equities. In-line, or at the same price, as the last sale.
On the opening order
A market order that is to be executed at the price of the first trade of the day.
On the print
Used in the context of general equities. To participate in a block trade that has already transpired, as if that customer had been part of the trade originally; often used by a new party looking to participate in a trade that has just happened.
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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.).
Security
Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds, and other investments.
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.
Floor
1) 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.
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Account
1) In the context of bookkeeping, refers to the ledger pages upon which various assets, liabilities, income, and expenses are represented. 2) In the context of investment banking, refers to the status of securities sold and owned or the relationship between parties to an underwriting syndicate. 3) In the context of securities, the relationship between a client and a broker/dealer firm allowing the firm's employee to be the client's buying and selling agent.
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On balance
Used for listed equity securities. Left over after pairing off other market buy and sell orders, usually before the opening of a stock or market but at times at the close (especially during index expirations).
On balance volume indicator
The weighted sum of volume used to quantify buying or selling pressure to either confirm the current price trend or warn of a possible reversal.
On board
Used in the context of general equities. Long.
On Board Ocean Bill of Lading
An ocean bill of lading bearing an on board notation, or words indicating that the merchandise is located aboard the vessel for transportation.
On carriage
Freight costs arising after the cost of principal international freight costs. These are usually inland freight charges for delivery within the buyer's country.
On floor order
On stream
An investment that is on track to earn its expected return.
On the close order
A market order that is to be executed as close as possible to the closing price of the day.
On the money
Used in the context of general equities. In-line, or at the same price, as the last sale.
On the opening order
A market order that is to be executed at the price of the first trade of the day.
On the print
Used in the context of general equities. To participate in a block trade that has already transpired, as if that customer had been part of the trade originally; often used by a new party looking to participate in a trade that has just happened.
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