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Cash in bank and all securities that can readily be converted to cash within three months or less. 

A dividend/distribution that is paid in cash.

After tax income minus preferred dividends and general partner distributions plus depreciation, depletion, and amortization (Market Guide definition). See Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow.

Settlement of an option contract not by delivery of the underlying shares, but by a cash payment of the difference between the strike or exercise price and the underlying settlement price.

The physical document that shows ownership of a bond, stock or other security.

Any modification to the list of tradable issues of an exchange. These modifications include: new listings, supplemental security listings, substitutional listings, deletions, name changes, and stock symbol changes.

A real-time message area usually dedicated to a particular topic.

A market in which stock prices are rising.

A false signal which indicates that the price of a stock or index has reversed to an upward trend, but ultimately proves to be false.

Stocks that don’t qualify for NASDAQ listing are traded here or by Pink Sheets. Be careful.