FLASH FREEZE
Flash freeze refers to an abrupt shutdown in trading activity on an exchange. The term was first used to the sudden outage on the Nasdaq on August 22, 213, which stopped trading activities for 3 hours. Flash freeze may occur due to system overload, faulty software, and even hacking.
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Piotroski Score
A discrete score between 0-9 which reflects nine criteria used to determine the strength of a firm's financial position. The Piotroski score is ...
Jitney
An illegal scheme where two brokers trade a stock back and forth in order to raise the trading volume and rack up commissions
An ...
Hedge
A strategy used to protect an investment against loss. A hedge often consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security, such as a fut ...
Preference Shares
These are company stocks with dividends that are paid to the shareholders before common stock dividends are paid out. In case the company goes bank ...
Channel Check
Independent stock analysis on a firm based on the information given to third parties. These are most frequently conducted through conversations or ...
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