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The interest rate on a bond. 

A special term order when one or more participants in the trade is not a Canadian resident.

Writing an option when the writer owns the underlying security, and writes the option on a one to one ratio with the stock. A short call is covered if the underlying security is owned. A short put is covered if the underlying security is also short in the account. A short call is covered if a long call of the same underlying security is owned in the same account with the same or lower strike. A short put is covered if a long put of the same underlying security is owned in the same account with a strike price equal to or greater than the strike of the short put.

Profits a company can be expected to achieve taking out cyclical effects and unusual events such as one-time write-offs caused by late product releases, customer bankruptcies and the like. 

Similar to value investor. Looks for stocks with prices beaten down out of proportion to fundamentals. 

A security issue that is newly added to the list of tradable security issues of an exchange. It is accompanied with a new listing date.

A bond that can be exchanged for shares of stock. 

An issue that is recorded on the transfer agent’s electronic book rather than being held as a physical note.

A security of an issuer (for example – bonds, debentures, or preferred shares) that may be converted into other securities of that issuer, in accordance with the terms of the conversion feature. The conversion usually occurs at the option of the holder of the securities, but it may occur at the option of the issuer.

A listed issuer that is subject to special reporting rules.