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An electronic record of all pending buy and sell orders for a particular stock.

The trading status of a listed or formerly listed issuer. Issuer status types include: delisted, listed, suspended, and trading.

The ratio of a company’s new orders to shipments in the same period. A book to bill ratio greater than 1.0 indicates sales growth. Ratios less than 1.0 reflect shrinking sales. Used mostly in the semiconductor industry.

The execution and clearing of orders by one member of a stock exchange for the account of another member. For example, investment dealer A is a small firm whose volume of business is not sufficient to maintain a trader on the exchange. Instead, investment dealer A gives its orders to investment dealer B, a larger organization which is a member of the exchange, for execution. Investment dealer A pays a reduced percentage of the normal commission.

Orders that do not trade immediately upon entry. These orders are also known as outstanding orders.

A young company in the early stages of operations and growth.

After-tax earnings. Literally, the bottom line on an income statement (a.k.a. net income or profit). 

A corporate function, combining finance, marketing and communications, to provide investors with accurate information about a company’s performance and prospects.

A single purchase or sale of a stock involving 10,000 or more shares. 

The dollar value of initial public offering (IPO) securities issued in accordance with a TSX or TSX Venture Exchange approved transaction. It is the stated prospectus price multiplied by “the number of securities issued under the IPO plus the over allotment”.