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121touch — The best buying and selling prices available from a market maker on SEAQ and SEAQ International in a given security at any one time. Exchange Handbook Glossary The best buying and selling prices available on SETS or from a market maker on SEAQ or …
122Quotation — The bid and offered prices a dealer is willing to buy or sell at. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * quotation quo‧ta‧tion [kwəʊˈteɪʆn ǁ kwoʊ ] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a written statement of how much something will cost, for… …
123supply — for GST purposes, supply is defined as: The quantity of a good available to meet demand. Supply consists of inventories from previous production, current production, and expected future production. Because resources are scarce, supply creates… …
124place — The marketing of new securities, usually through sales to institutional investors. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: float. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. place place 1 [pleɪs] verb [transitive] …
125Cover — The purchase of a contract to offset a previously established short position. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. cover cov‧er 1 [ˈkʌvə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] 1. INSURANCE insurance against losing something or suffering damage,… …
126par — The face value of a security. For example, a bond selling at par is worth the same dollar amount it was issued for or at which it will be redeemed at maturity. Chicago Board of Trade glossary (1) The principal or maturity value of a non… …
127conversion — The sale of a cash position and investment of part of the proceeds in the margin for a long futures position. The remaining money is placed in an interest bearing instrument. This practice allows the investor/dealer to receive high rates of… …
128Return — The change in the value of a portfolio over an evaluation period, including any distributions made from the portfolio during that period. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. return re‧turn 1 [rɪˈtɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] verb 1. [transitive]… …
