GUN JUMPING
1. Illegal act of soliciting orders for a new issue of security before registering the initial public offering (IPO) and having it approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
2. Trading a security based on the information not yet disclosed to the public.
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Ratio indicating the relative size of companies in respect to their industry in general. Low concentration ratio denotes higher competition among t ...
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Stock Market Crash of 1987
Rapid and one of the most severe downturn in stock prices which took place on October 19, 1987. Following five days of intensifying stock market pl ...
Z-Score
“Z-Score” is a statistical measurement showing the relationship of the score to the mean. It can be positive or negative, which means t ...
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The total cost of an option.
The difference between the higher price paid for a fixed-income secur ...
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