Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• STOCK SPLIT-DOWN - the reverse of a stock split. The total number of shares outstanding is lowered by i...
  
  
• STOCK SYMBOL - A unique four- or five-letter symbol assigned to a NASDAQ security. If a fifth letter ap...
  
  
• STOCK TICKER - This is a lettered symbol assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on U.S. fin...
  
  
• STOCK TRANSFER BOOK - A book where all the owners of shares of stock in a corporation are listed.
  
  
• STOCK TURNOVER PERIOD - calculated: Long Term Disabilities X 100% / Cost of Sales.
  
  
• STOCK TURNS - the number of times per year that the stock (raw material, wip & finished goods) is turne...
  
  
• STOCK UPSIDE NOTE SECURTIIES - Lehman Brothers' listed, senior debt securities that offer upside partic...
  
  
• STOCK WATCHER (NYSE) - A computerized service that monitors and investigates trading activity on the NY...
  
  
• STOCK-TYPE SETTLEMENT - A settlement pro c e d u re in which the purchase of a contract requires immedi...
  
  
• STOCKBROKER - a person who serves as a middleman and, for a fee, facilitates the transactions between b...