Glossary

New stock issuance by a company to shareholders based on their existing, proportional share holdings for a specific time frame and at a specific price.

A price chart pattern that represents a security’s low price increasing each day for a sustained number of days.

An investment’s uncertainty relating to financial returns and potential loss.

a. Within the Forex market, this is the interest earned when holding a position overnight. b. The transference of funds from one individual retirement account to another without tax consequences.

A unit of trading 100 shares or any group of stock shares divisible by 100.

The purchase and later sale of a futures contract, stock or other financial instrument.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s rules for members applicable to customer obligations.

A market index representing the performance of two thousand small-cap stocks.