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  • 101Closing Points — Points that are paid at the time of closing of a mortgage transaction. Closing points are paid to either the lender or the broker, and one point equals one percent of the total loan amount. Closing points are also known as discount points or… …

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  • 102closing tick — The net of the number of stocks whose closing prices are higher than their previous trade ( uptick) against the number of stocks whose closing prices were lower than their previous trade ( downtick). A positive closing tick indicates buying at… …

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  • 103Closing Range — The band of prices that a security trades at in a specified period, shortly before market close. In the futures market, it refers to the trading range or the minimum and maximum prices that a contract traded at, during the official closing period …

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  • 104closing argument — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms closing argument : singular closing argument plural closing arguments mainly American a statement that each lawyer makes at the end of a trial in which they tell a jury or the judge why they believe their… …

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  • 105closing time — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms closing time : singular closing time plural closing times the time when a pub, restaurant, shop etc closes at the end of each day …

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  • 106closing time — noun the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public • Hypernyms: ↑hour, ↑time of day * * * noun [noncount] : the time when businesses (such as banks and bars) close for the day * * * ˈclosing time [closing time closing times] …

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  • 107Closing Bell — A bell that rings to signify the end of a trading session. The closing bell occurs at 4:00 pm EST. Between 1870 and 1903, a gong was used. A bell was then introduced and is still in use today. Not all exchanges use this traditional system the New …

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  • 108Closing Costs — The expenses, over and above the price of the property that buyers and sellers normally incur to complete a real estate transaction. Costs incurred include loan origination fees, discount points, appraisal fees, title searches, title insurance,… …

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  • 109Closing Quote — A security’s final regular hours trading price for the day. Because of the forces of supply and demand, the previous day’s closing quote will not necessarily be the next day’s opening quote. The first trade of the next day will… …

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  • 110closing balance — The debit or credit balance on a ledger at the end of an accounting period, which will appear on the balance sheet at that date and be carried forward to the next accounting period. A debit closing balance (such as an accrual) will be carried… …

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