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Stock Market Terminology
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ecified price during a specific period of time.
Equity Price
The price per share traded.
Equity Value
The total dollar value of volume traded on one side of the transaction for a specified period. It equals price multiplied by volume.
Equity Volume
The total number of shares traded on one side of the transaction.
Escrowed Securities
The outstanding securities of an issuer that are not freely tradable, because they are subject to an escrow agreement that restricts the ability of certain security holders of that issuer from trading or otherwise dealing in those securities until certain conditions are satisfied.
European-Style Option
Options that can be exercised only on their expiration date.
Ex Dividend
The holder of shares purchased ex dividend is not entitled to an upcoming already-declared dividend, but is entitled to future dividends.
Ex Right
The holder of shares purchased ex rights is not entitled to already-declared rights, but is entitled to future rights issues.
Ex-D Date
Ex-dividend/distribution date. The date that the buyer of a stock is not entitled to the upcoming declared dividend/distribution, because the buyer will not be a holder of record. The ex-d date is two clearing days before the record date. The exchange that the issue is listed on sets the ex-d date.
Exercise
The act of an option holder who chooses to take delivery (calls) or make delivery (puts) of the underlying interest against payment of the exercise price.
Expiration Date
The date at which an option contract expires. This means that the option can’t be exercised after that date.
Extra Dividend / Distribution
A dividend/distribution paid in addition to the regularly established dividend/distribution of the issuer. Like all dividends/distributions, it may be paid in securities or cash and the amount, payable date, and record date are established by the issuer. The exchange that the issue is listed on sets the ex-dividend/distribution (ex-d) date for entitlement. Extra dividends/distributions are sometimes referred to as special dividends/distributions.
Ff
Face Value
The cash denomination of the individual debt instrument. It is the amount of money that the holder of a debt instrument receives back from the issuer on the debt instrument’s maturity date. Face value is also referred to as par value or principal.
Filing Statement
A disclosure document submitted by a listed company to outline material changes in its affairs. Filing statements are not used for the purposes of a financing.
Freeze
An interruption in trading on a stock, triggered when an order violates parameters set by Market Regulation Services for that particular stock.
Futures
Contracts to buy or sell securities at a future date.
Gg
Good Delivery
The term used to describe a security that is in proper form to transfer title, which means that the registered owner has endorsed it. To settle a sale, the certificate must be surrendered on good delivery by the seller. A certificat |
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