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Watch list
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Watch listA list of securities being monitored closely by a brokerage or exchange in order to spot irregularities.
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Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
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.
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Wash sale
Is the sale of a security or instrument and the subsequent purchase with no economic interest. It can be motivated by tax or reporting purposes.
Wash sale rule
An IRS rule prohibiting a taxpayer from claiming a loss on the sale of an investment when the same investment was purchased within 30 days before or after the sale date.
Wash traging
An illegal stock trading practice where an investor simultaneously buys and sells shares in a company through two different brokers.
Wasting asset
Is a derivative instrument that may expire worthless after a stated time or event.
Wasting assets
Those which are gradually exhausted in production and cannot be replaced.
Watch list
Watered stock
Stock that is issued with a value much greater than the value of the issuing company's assets.
Weak dollar
A depreciated dollar with respect to other currencies, meaning that more dollars are needed to buy a unit of foreign currency.
Weak form efficiency
A pricing theory that the price of a security reflects the past price and trading history of the security. Theory implies that security prices follow a random walk.
Weak market
A stock market where volume is low and the spread is high.
Weakening
Is a hedging or risk management term used to describe the relative loss of value between the underlying market and the hedge vehicle.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
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.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Wash sale
Is the sale of a security or instrument and the subsequent purchase with no economic interest. It can be motivated by tax or reporting purposes.
Wash sale rule
An IRS rule prohibiting a taxpayer from claiming a loss on the sale of an investment when the same investment was purchased within 30 days before or after the sale date.
Wash traging
An illegal stock trading practice where an investor simultaneously buys and sells shares in a company through two different brokers.
Wasting asset
Is a derivative instrument that may expire worthless after a stated time or event.
Wasting assets
Those which are gradually exhausted in production and cannot be replaced.
Watch list
Watered stock
Stock that is issued with a value much greater than the value of the issuing company's assets.
Weak dollar
A depreciated dollar with respect to other currencies, meaning that more dollars are needed to buy a unit of foreign currency.
Weak form efficiency
A pricing theory that the price of a security reflects the past price and trading history of the security. Theory implies that security prices follow a random walk.
Weak market
A stock market where volume is low and the spread is high.
Weakening
Is a hedging or risk management term used to describe the relative loss of value between the underlying market and the hedge vehicle.
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