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aggressive growth fund
An aggressive growth fund is a mutual fund whose investment  more...
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor  more...
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American Stock Exchange
The American Stock Exchange is one of the largest organized  more...
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Automated Order Entry System
An automated order entry system is a computer system installed  more...
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balance
In accounting, the balance of an account is defined as  more...
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boiler room
Boiler room is an unflattering term used to describe a  more...
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broker recommendation
A broker recommendation is an opinion given by a broker  more...
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broker/dealer
A broker/dealer is an individual or a firm which is  more...
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brokerage
Brokerage refers to a licensed firm or an individual (known  more...
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brokerage house
A brokerage house is a place from which a broker  more...
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buy on close
A buy on close order is an order to buy  more...
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buy on opening
A buy on opening order is an order to your  more...
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buy order
A buy order is an order to buy a stock  more...
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buying on margin
When investors engage in buying on margin, they borrow money  more...
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churning
Churning means excessive buying and selling in a client’s account  more...
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daisy chaining
Daisy chaining is an illegal practice undertaken by brokers and  more...
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dealer
A dealer is an individual or entity that buys and  more...
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deep discount broker
A deep discount broker is a financial professional who executes  more...
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discount broker
A discount broker is a stock broker offering low commission  more...
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financial analyst
Financial analyst is a finance professional who studies and reports  more...
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full-service brokerage
A full-service brokerage offers investment research, tax advice, and retirement  more...
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Glass-Steagall Act
The Glass-Steagall Act is a landmark bill in Federal banking  more...
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Good Til Canceled
A good til canceled order is an order to buy  more...
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institutional brokerage
An institutional brokerage is a an investment brokerage house or  more...
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investment bank
An investment bank is an institution that performs a variety  more...
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joint account
Joint account is opened by two or more owners. The  more...
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lead underwriter
The investment banking firm that puts together the syndicate of  more...
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limit order
In trading, a limit order is an order to buy  more...
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limit price
The price specified in a limit order is called the  more...
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maintenance fee
In the financial sense, a maintenance fee is a fixed  more...
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managed account
A managed account is an investment account that is managed  more...
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margin
Margin is money borrowed from a broker for trading purposes.  more...
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margin account
A margin account allows a trader or investor to buy  more...
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margin agreement
A margin agreement is a securities customer agreement signed by  more...
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margin call
A margin call is the demand by a brokerage that  more...
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margin loan
A margin loan is a loan made by a broker  more...
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margin rate
Margin rate has multiple financial meanings. The margin rate  more...
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market maker
A market maker brings continueous liquidity to the trading market  more...
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money management
Money management is the managing of different uses of money  more...
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Multiple Listing Service
A Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, is a regional database  more...
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Nasdaq
As the world's largest electronic stock market, Nasdaq executes hundreds  more...
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New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a for-profit organization  more...
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online broker
Like a traditional broker, an online broker executes trades for  more...
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option account
An option account is an account opened with an options  more...
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Pink Sheets
The Pink Sheets is an electronic quotation system that provides  more...
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retail brokerage
A brokerage that primarily serves retail investors rather than institutional  more...
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sell order
A sell order is an order to sell a stock  more...
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stop order
A stop order is an order to automatically liquidate a  more...
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stop-limit order
A stop-limit order automatically liquidates a stock at a specific  more...
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stop-loss
A stop-loss is used to specify a price at which  more...
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underwriter
An underwriter gives financial support and takes responsibility for paying  more...
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Wall Street analyst
A Wall Street analyst is a security analyst who works  more...
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