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Technical Analysis |
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Analysis based on market action through chart study, moving averages, volume, open interest, formations, and other technical indicators. |
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Tender |
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The act on the part of the seller of futures contracts of giving notice to the clearinghouse that he intends to deliver the physical commodity in satisfaction of the futures contract. The clearinghouse, in turn, passes along the notice to the oldest buyer of record in that delivery month of the commodity. |
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Tick |
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The smallest allowable increment of price movement for a contract. Also referred to as Minimum Price Fluctuation. |
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Ticker Tape |
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A continuous paper tape transmission of commodity or security prices, volume, and other trading and market information, which operates on private leased wires by the exchanges, available to their member firms and other interested parties on a subscription basis. |
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Time Value |
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Any amount by which an option premium exceeds the option's intrinsic value. If an option has no intrinsic value, its premium is made up entirely of time value. |
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To-Arrive Contract |
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A type of deferred shipment in which the price is based on delivery at the destination point and the seller pays the freight in shipping it to that point. |
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Tomorrow to Next |
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Simultaneous buying and selling of a currency for delivery the following day and selling for the next day or vice versa. |
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Traders |
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Generally people who trade for their own account or employees of dealers or institutions who trade for their employer's accounts. |
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Trade House |
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A firm which deals in actual commodities. |
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Two-Way Price |
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Rates for which both a bid and offer are quoted. |
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Technical Analysis |
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Research of a security or market sector that uses trading data, such as volume and price trends, to make predictions on stock movements |
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Third Market Trading |
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Over the counter trading in stocks that are listed on an exchange. |
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Ticker |
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In trading systems like Mastertrader, tickers can be set to display market maker positioning and/or trade details and are color coded in order to easily recognize market direction. |
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Ticker Symbol |
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Letters that identify a security for trading purposes. A security's ticker symbol also may be used in news and price-quotation services to identify the security. |
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Time and Sales |
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Time and sales ticker displays information about specific trades as they go off. The selling institution is responsible for posting the trade (within 90 seconds) and traders use this to see where the market sentiment is at a certain time.
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Timed Out |
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After you place an order, whether on SOES or on an ECN, the order will only be "live" for a specified amount of time. Then your order has "Timed Out" this means that is has run out of time and it will be automatically canceled by the proper exchange. Time constraints vary for each type of order. |
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Trade Date |
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The actual date on which your shares are purchased or sold. The transaction price is determined by the closing net asset value on that date. This date also determines the eligibility for dividends. |
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Traders |
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People who negotiate prices and execute buy and sell orders, either on behalf of an investor or for their own account.
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Trading Curbs |
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One of several "circuit breakers" adopted by the NYSE and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the October 1987 stock market crash.
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Triple Witching |
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Slang for the quarterly expiration of stock index futures, stock index options and options on individual stocks. Trading associated with the expirations inflates stock market volume and can cause volatility in prices. Occurs on the third Friday of March, June, September and December.
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Trade gap |
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Balance of international trade in goods and services in billions of dollars, monthly, from Commerce Department.
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