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  • 81Spread — (1) The gap between bid and ask prices of a stock or other security. (2) The simultaneous purchase and sale of separate futures or options contracts for the same commodity for delivery in different months. Also known as a straddle. (3) Difference …

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  • 82spread — The price difference between two related markets or commodities. Chicago Board of Trade glossary l) Positions held in two different futures contracts, taken to profit from the change in the difference between the two contracts prices; e.g., long… …

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  • 83NMS — I ( National Market System) Refers to over the counter trading. System of trading OTC stocks under the sponsorship of the NASD. Must meet certain criteria for size, profitability and trading activity. More comprehensive information is available… …

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  • 84quote — An indication of current bids and offers in the market on a particular contract or spread. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary The highest bid price and the lowest offer price for a security at any particular time. An offer to buy or sell a… …

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  • 85normal market size — ( NMS) Each listed company is allocated a NMS on the basis of the level of trading in the company s shares. The more active the trading, the higher the NMS. Obligations of market makers and other facets of market regulation are set by reference… …

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  • 86quote — [[t]kwo͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦ quotes, quoting, quoted 1) VERB If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said. [V n as ing] He quoted Mr Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway... [V n as ing] She… …

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  • 87matched bargains — /mætʃd bɑ:gɪnz/ plural noun sales and purchases of shares which are conducted at the same time, where the buyers and sellers come together to agree on the price (as opposed to the ‘quotation’ system, where the marketmakers make the selling prices …

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  • 88BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 89Royal Dutch Shell — plc Type Public limited company Traded as LSE:  …

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  • 90C. Wright Mills — C Wright Mills Born 28 August 1917(1917 08 28) Waco, Texas Died 20 March 1961(1961 03 20) (aged 44) West Nyack, New York Nationality United States …

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