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Costs of developing new products and services. 

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

Shares owned by pension funds, mutual funds, banks, etc.

If there are several orders competing for a stock at the same price, a priority determines when one of these orders will be filled before any other at this price. Priority is based on the time at which the order is received into the system.

The last four reported quarters.

Order with broker to sell stock at market price when it goes down to specified (limit) price.

The private offering of a security to a small group of buyers. Resale of the security is limited. See Best Efforts and Bought Deal Underwriting.

Soft assets such as patents, trademarks, etc. 

the third Friday of March, June, September and December is the day when index futures, index future options, and certain stock options all expire. Triple Witching Fridays are know for high volatility.

The date when the purchase or sale of a security takes place.