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91Underweight (stock market) — In financial markets, underweight is a term used when rating stock. A rating system may be three tiered: overweight , equal weight and underweight , or five tiered: buy, overweight, hold, underweight, and sell .If a stock is deemed underweight… …
92Champagne Stock — A slang term used to describe a stock that has appreciated dramatically. A champagne stock is one that has made shareholders a great deal of money. Although champagne stocks can come from any industry and sector, bubble stocks have made and lost… …
93Incentive Stock Option - ISO — A type of employee stock option with a tax benefit, when you exercise, of not having to pay ordinary income tax. Instead, the options are taxed at a capital gains rate. Although ISOs have more favorable tax treatment than non qualified stock… …
94buy-and-hold — UK US adjective [before noun] ► STOCK MARKET used to describe the activity of investing in something and then keeping it for a period of time: »A buy and hold strategy may suit some investors, others prefer to buy and sell their shares more often …
95To hold water — Water Wa ter (w[add] t[ e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. y dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and… …
96Bearish Belt Hold — A candlestick pattern that forms during an upward trend. This is what happens in the pattern: following a stretch of bullish trades, a bearish or black candlestick occurs; the opening price, which becomes the high for the day, is higher than the… …
97Mat Hold Pattern — A pattern found in the technical analysis of stocks that ultimately indicates the stock will continue its previous directional trend (bullish or bearish). The pattern is initially indicated by a significant trading day in one direction or another …
98lin|stock — «LIHN stok», noun. a stick with a forked end, formerly used to hold a fuze or match in firing a cannon. ╂[alteration of Dutch lontstok < lont match (originally made of tow) + stock stick] …
99to hold out an olive branch — Olive Ol ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit… …
100rate sth a buy/hold/sell — rate sth (as) a buy/hold/sell ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to advise investors to buy, keep, or sell particular shares or bonds Main Entry: ↑rate …
