The price at which a seller is willing to sell a security; also known as the offer price. The “ask” quote will generally also stipulate the amount of the security willing to be sold at that price.

The lowest quoted offer price for a particular security among those offered from competing market makers.

The highest quoted bid for a particular security among all those offered by competing market makers.

An offer made by an investor, a trader or a dealer to buy a security. The bid will stipulate both the price at which the buyer is willing to purchase the security and the quantity to be purchased.

An individual or firm that charges a fee or commission for executing buy and sell orders submitted by an investor. The role of a firm when it acts as an agent for a customer and charges the customer a commission for its services.

Instruction given to the Broker to buy a specific security at either Market price or a fixed price.

The procedure by which an organization acts as an intermediary and assumes the role of a buyer and seller for transactions in order to reconcile orders between transacting parties.

The final price at which a security is traded on a given trading day. The closing price represents the most up-to-date valuation of a security until trading commences again on the next trading day.

The nominal value of a security stated by the issuer. For stocks, it is the original cost of the stock shown on the certificate.

Securities that experienced the rise in market price.

An order requiring that all or part of the order be executed immediately after it has been brought to the market. Any portions not executed immediately are automatically cancelled.

A statistical measure of change in an economy or a securities market. In the case of financial markets, an index is essentially an imaginary portfolio of securities representing a particular market or a portion of it.

A company raising capital by selling common securities to public for the first time.

Securities that experienced the fall in market price.

An order placed with a brokerage to buy or sell a set number of shares at a specified price or better. Limit orders also allow an investor to limit the length of time an order can be outstanding before being cancelled.

The maximum amount by which the price of a security may advance in one trading day.

The maximum amount by which the price of a security may decline in one trading day.

An aggregate value produced by combining several securities or other trading vehicles together and expressing their total value against a base value from a specific date. Market indexes are intended to represent an entire securities market and thus track the market's changes over time.

The price of the securities that is currently offered in the market. e.

Entering identical buy and sell orders at the same time to create the appearance of active trading in that security..

Executing trades via the Internet.

The price at which a security first trades upon the opening of an exchange on a given trading day.

This is an option found in the online trading application where all the orders placed by a Client can be viewed.

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A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings.

The market in which shares are issued and traded. It is one of the most vital pillars of a market economy as it provides companies with equity market access to capital and investors with a slice of ownership in the company and the potential of gains based on the company's future performance.

An order to buy or sell a security when its price surpasses a particular point, thus ensuring a greater probability of achieving a predetermined entry or exit price, limiting the investor's loss or locking in his or her profit. Once the price surpasses the predefined entry/exit point, the stop order becomes a market order.

An order to buy or sell a security when its price surpasses a particular point, thus ensuring a greater probability of achieving a predetermined entry or exit price, limiting the investor's loss or locking in his or her profit. Once the price surpasses the predefined entry/exit point, the stop order becomes a market order.

An order placed with a broker to sell a security when it reaches a certain price. It is designed to limit an investor's loss on a security position.

This is an option found in the online trading application. Where all the securities that are ordered and executed can be viewed by the client.

The activity of buying and selling securities.

The number of shares or contracts traded in a security or an entire market during a given period of time. It is simply the amount of shares that trade hands from sellers to buyers as a measure of activity. If a buyer of a stock purchases 100 shares from a seller, then the volume for that period increases by 100 shares based on that transaction