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Stocks of leading and nationally known companies that offer a record of continuous dividend payments and other strong investment qualities.

Large, stabile companies. 

A standard trading unit as defined in UMIR (Universal Market Integrity Rules). The board lot size of a security on Toronto Stock Exchange or TSX Venture Exchange depends on the trading price of the security, as follows: Trading price per unit is less than $0.10 – board lot size is 1,000 units Trading price per unit is $0.10 to $0.99 – board lot size is 500 units Trading price per unit is $1.00 or more – board lot size is 100 units

The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock. When combined with the ask price information, it forms the basis of a stock quote.

The aggregate size in board lots of the most recent bid to buy a particular security.

A model used to estimate the price of an option.

A mathematical model used to calculate the theoretical price of an option.

This occurs when a stock trades sideways in various signature patterns (e.g., cup with handle, saucer base, flat base) while it is under accumulation prior to its next move up. We look for these stocks as they can lead to explosive moves out of the bases.

A longer period of time when prices in the market are generally declining. Bear markets typically are much shorter-lived than bull markets, but are usually more severe given the time period involved. We try to play corrections and bear markets to the downside as they can generate tremendous returns in a short time period.

A false signal which indicates that the rising trend of a stock or index has reversed when in fact it has not.