Stock Split Prediction

Financial Glossary O
Odd lot The purchase or sale of securities in quantities of fewer than the standard trading lot — 100 shares of stock or $1,000 worth of bonds — is considered...

Financial Glossary N
Naked option When you write, or sell, a call option but don’t own the underlying instrument, such as a stock in the case of an equity option, the option is...

Financial Glossary M
Make a market A dealer who specializes in a specific security, such as a bond or stock, is said to make a market in that security. That means the dealer...

Financial Glossary L
Laddering Laddering is an investment strategy that calls for establishing a pattern of rolling maturity dates for a portfolio of fixed-income investments. Your portfolio might include intermediate-term bonds or certificates...

Financial Glossary J
January Effect Each year, the stock market tends to increase slightly in value between December 31 and the end of the first week of January.Known as the January Effect, this...

Financial Glossary I
Identity theft Identity theft is the unauthorized use of your personal information, such as your name, address, Social Security number, or credit account information. People usually steal your identity to...

Financial Glossary H
Haircut A haircut, in the financial industry, is a percentage discount that’s applied informally to the market value of a stock or the face value of a bond in an...

Financial Glossary G
Gainer Stocks that increase in value over the course of the trading day are described as gainers or advancers. Those that increase the most in relation to their opening price...

Financial Glossary F
Face value Face value, or par value, is the dollar value of a bond or note, generally $1,000. That is the amount the issuer has borrowed, usually the amount you...

Financial Glossary E
Early withdrawal If you withdraw assets from a fixed-term investment, such as a certificate of deposit (CD), before it matures, it is considered an early withdrawal.If you withdraw from an...

Last Updated: December 21st, 2014

Stock Split Prediction