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This is the average stock price over a certain period of time.

The date on which a security holder must be registered as a holder of an issue to receive the dividend/distribution.

Company with market capitalization less than $1 billion.

Cash or stock paid to shareholders, usually on a quarterly schedule.

Orders which must trade under special conditions. For example, a cash order will be settled sooner than the usual three-day settlement period.

Investing a fixed amount of dollars in a specific security at regular set intervals over a period of time. Dollar cost averaging results in a lower average cost per share, compared with purchasing a constant number of shares at set intervals. The investor buys more shares when the price is low and buys fewer shares when the price is high.

A session during which trading in a listed security is limited to the execution of transactions at a single price.

These are reversal patterns. It is a decline or advance twice to the same level (plus or minus 3%). It indicates support or resistance at that level. These are signature patterns that are playable with little or no confirmation.

mutual funds specializing in a particular industry sector such as computers, or health care.

A balance sheet liability reflecting payments received for work not yet performed.