Posts Tagged ‘order’

A Hold is…

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

A hold is the action of maintaining ownership of a security over a long period of time. The word “hold” can also refer to a financial analyst’s recommendation to neither buy nor sell a stock or financial instrument based on research and reasoning. A securities analyst’s recommendation to hold appears to take a middle ground between encouraging investors to buy and suggesting that they sell.

An Odd Lot is…

Monday, August 10th, 2009

An odd lot is a trading order that consists of less than 100 shares.

A Market on Close is…

Friday, July 31st, 2009

A market on close is an order to trade stocks, options, or futures as near as possible to the market’s closing time.