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support level

Financial services; General Finance

A price level below which it is supposedly difficult for a security or market to fall. That is, the price level at which a security tends to stop falling because there is more demand than supply; can ...

underlying security

Financial services; General Finance

For options, the security that is subject to purchase or sold upon exercise of an option contract. For example, IBM stock is the underlying security for IBM options. For Depository receipts, the ...

sell the book

Financial services; General Finance

Used for listed equity securities. Order to a broker by the holder of a large quantity of shares of a security to sell all that can be absorbed at the current bid price. The term derives from the ...

undermargined account

Financial services; General Finance

A margin account that no longer meets minimum maintenance requirements, requiring a margin call on the investor.

split

Financial services; General Finance

Sometimes, companies split their outstanding shares into more shares. If a company with 1 million shares executes a two-for-one split, the company would have 2 million shares. An investor with 100 ...