A real estate investment trust (REIT) whose primary business is investing in real estate loans.
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Model
A strategy for selecting stocks using screening criteria that have been found to work in the past.
Option Series
An individual option contract for a given security.
Post-Offering Shares
The number of shares that will be outstanding after an IPO.
Open End Mutual Fund
Investors buy shares directly from fund, and sell shares directly to fund. Share price is Net Asset Value (NAV).
Most Recent Quarter (MRQ)
As of the last date of the last reported fiscal quarter.
Momentum Analysis
Usually involves looking for stocks in a strong uptrend (high relative strength), strong earnings growth, and increasing earnings forecasts. In today’s market, may include relative strength only.
Preferred Shares
These are a type of stock issued by a company. Preferred shares give such shareholders a fixed dividend from the company’s earnings. Preferred shareholders also get paid before common shareholders.
Option Type
A call or put contract.
Momentum Stocks
Companies currently in favor by investors (price/sales greater than 10, price/earnings greater than 35 or so).