Glossary

The current market price of an asset for immediate delivery.

The difference between the bid and the ask price for a security.

A statistic that measures the variability of an investment’s return against it’s historical average return.

A mathematical formula where one or more of the variables are random. It is employed to forecast probabilities of different outcomes.

A financial security that is a share ownership in a corporation representing a proportional claim to the assets and profits of the organization.

A proportional distribution of a company’s earnings in the form of stock issuance.

The issuance of more stock shares by a company to existing stock shareholders to add liquidity and lower share price.

The rate of income for a stock paid through Dividends.

A merge of a stop order and a limit order where once the stop price is reached, a limit order is executed to buy or sell at the limit price or better.

An order that become executable when a security has reached or gone past a pre-determined price and is filled at current market price.