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A disclosure document submitted by a listed company to outline material changes in its affairs. Filing statements are not used for the purposes of a financing.

A trading halt is imposed by the exchange, usually due to the dissemination of news that might impact a stock’s price.

A tradable limit order marked “FOK” will trade as much stock as possible upon entry, but will immediately cancel or kill any unfilled volume.

The status of a listed security of an issuer whose trading privileges are active on the Exchange.

The leverage ratio, which is total assets divided by shareholders’ equity, is an all-purpose debt gauge. A company with no debt would have a ratio of one, and the higher the ratio, the more debt.

The unique, 3-digit number assigned to each Participating Organization and Member to identify it for market transparency.

Financial statements including operating statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.

A trading range occurs when a stock or average moves up and down between a consistent high and low for an extended period of time (days, to weeks, to months). The bottom of the range becomes fairly solid support as the top becomes fairly solid resistance the more times either holds. We play stocks within the trading ranges if they are loose enough to give us some room to maneuver, e.g., a 5 point range or more. A tight trading range is one that is significantly narrower than a particular stock?s usual trading fluctuations. A tight trading range on low volume is usually a very good indicator that a move up is coming.

The last price multiplied by the number of outstanding shares.

The period during which the Exchange is open for trading.