Gross profit divided by sales.
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Odd Lot
A block of stock consisting of less than 100 shares. When odd lots trade, a premium is usually tacked on by the specialist or market maker. These receive the least favorable price and trade last.
Non-Net Order
A special-term order when there is a clear understanding between the buying and selling parties that they will settle the trade directly with each other.
Member
See Participating Organizations (POs) and Members
Continuous Disclosure
A company’s ongoing obligation to inform the public of significant corporate events, both favourable and unfavourable.
On-Stop (O/S) Order
A special-term order placed with the intention of trading at a later date when the price of the stock reaches the specified stop price. An on-stop order becomes a limit order once a trade at the trigger price has occurred.
Gross Profit
Profit a company makes on goods and services before considering overhead expenses. Gross profit is sales minus cost of sales.
Non-Operating Expenses
Expenses not due to basic business of company.
Message Board
A location on a Web site dedicated to the discussion of a particular topic, usually a single stock or industry sector. Discussions are not real-time. Someone posts a message, and then others respond over a period of hours or days.
Contrarian
Similar to value investor. Looks for stocks with prices beaten down out of proportion to fundamentals.