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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.

companies in related businesses.

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.

A company’s first issue of shares to the general public.

Non-public information pertaining to the business affairs of a corporation that could affect the company’s share price should the information be made public.

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.

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

A composite representing the value of a group of stocks. 

The lowest price at which someone is willing to sell the security. When combined with the bid price information, it forms the basis of a stock quote.

An option whose underlying security is an index. An example would be the S&P 100 (OEX). A trader can buy index options and bet on the direction of the OEX.