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Buying more of a security at a price that is lower than the price paid for the initial investment. The aim of averaging down is to reduce the average cost per unit of the investment.

Sales charge paid when selling a mutual fund (a.k.a. deferred load). 

Average number of shares traded per day over a specified period.

Average price/earnings ratio of stocks owned by a mutual fund.

Everything a company or person owns, including money, securities, equipment and real estate. Assets include everything that is owed to the company or person. Assets are listed on a company’s balance sheet or an individual’s net worth statement.

This is the price of the last trade of a stock when the market closes for the day. This price is of primary importance in our trading as where a stock closes in its range tells us much about the direction and momentum of the stock.

This is a stock’s trading price when a stock begins trading for the day. It may gap up, gap down, or open where it closed the previous session. Where a stock opens can be deceptive, especially if the stock gaps up or down significantly from the closing price.

The aggregate size in board lots of the most recent ask to sell a particular security.

The process of dividing your funds among different classes of investments such as stock, bond, or real estate. You could further allocate your stock funds into value, growth, foreign, etc.

Permits Participating Organizations to voluntarily withhold their true broker identities when entering orders and trades on TSX trading systems.