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The date set by the issuer on which the dividend/distribution will be paid.

The date on which a security holder must be registered as a holder of an issue to receive the dividend/distribution.

Cash or stock paid to shareholders, usually on a quarterly schedule.

Investing a fixed amount of dollars in a specific security at regular set intervals over a period of time. Dollar cost averaging results in a lower average cost per share, compared with purchasing a constant number of shares at set intervals. The investor buys more shares when the price is low and buys fewer shares when the price is high.

These are reversal patterns. It is a decline or advance twice to the same level (plus or minus 3%). It indicates support or resistance at that level. These are signature patterns that are playable with little or no confirmation.

With rights. The owner of shares purchased cum rights is entitled to forthcoming, already-declared rights. The opposite of this is ex rights.

The trading day before the ex-dividend/distribution (ex-d) date. It is the last day on which the securities can be traded and on which the buyer is entitled to the dividend/distribution.

A stock of a company in an industry sector that is particularly sensitive to swings in economic conditions.

The maximum price advance or decline permitted for a futures contract in one trading session compared to the previous day’s settlement price.

The highest price that a security has traded at during the day.