Operating income divided by sales.
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Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
A common stock’s last closing market price per share divided by the latest reported 12-month earnings per share. This ratio shows you how many times the actual or anticipated annual earnings a stock is trading at.
Open-End Investment Fund
An investment fund that continuously offers its securities to investors and stands ready to redeem its securities at all times. Transactions in shares/units of mutual funds are based on their net asset value (NAV), determined at the close of each business day. Examples of an open-end fund are traditional mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Option Class
All options of the same type, either calls or puts, that have the same underlying security.
Push-Out
A push-out occurs during a stock split when new shares are forwarded to the registered holders of old share certificates, without the holders having to surrender the old shares. Both the old and new shares have equal value.
Return on Capital (return on invested capital)
After tax income (latest 12 months) divided by total of shareholder’s equity plus long term debt, plus other long term liabilities.
Principal Trade
A trade when a Participating Organization is either buying from, or selling to its client.
Option Cycle
A set pattern of months when a class of options expires.
Revenue
The total amount of funds generated by a business.
Opening
The market opens at 9:30 a.m. ET each business day.