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Time after IPO, typically 25 days, when all parties involved in IPO are prohibited from commenting on the company’s future prospects. Analysts employed by underwriters are free to make buy/hold/sell recommendations after the Quiet Period expiration.

A trader employed by a securities firm who is required to maintain reasonable liquidity in securities markets by making firm bids or offers for one or more designated securities up to a specified minimum guaranteed fill.

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

Information on the last trade, and current bid and asked prices. Most quotes are intentionally delayed about 20 minutes.

A paper certificate that represents the number of shares an investor owns.

A broad category of transactions that involves one security on the stock list being replaced by another security or securities.

A special form of corporation that invests primarily in real estate. REITs do not pay federal income taxes as long as they pay out 90% of their earnings to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Company with market capitalization less than $1 billion.

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

Searching the entire universe of mutual funds or stocks meeting user-specified criteria.