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A balance sheet liability reflecting payments received for work not yet performed. 

Market prices that have risen too steeply and too quickly.

A special term order in which there is a clear understanding between the buying and selling parties that the delivery of the securities will be delayed beyond the usual three-day settlement period to the date specified in the order.

Market prices that have declined too steeply and too quickly.

The removal of a security’s listing on a stock exchange. This is done when the security no longer exists, the company is bankrupt, the public distribution of the security has dropped to an unacceptably low level, or the company has failed to comply with the terms of its listing agreement.

This is an abbreviation of a stock’s price-to-earnings ratio. The price-to-earnings ratio is a stock’s share price divided by earnings per share for the company’s most recent four quarters. A projected P/E divides the share price by estimated earnings per share for the coming four quarters.

The status of a security that is no longer listed on the Exchange. The security could trade on another market.

A stock purchased from a company that has maintained a record of stable earnings and continuous dividend payments through periods of economic downturn.

An individual option contract for a given security.

Balance sheet liability reflecting expenses shown on the income statement that haven’t actually been paid.