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An indicator that determines how risky a stock is.

The highest total return a stock has in a consecutive three-month period over the past five years.

The owner of an asset or security that has a different legal name.

A group of securities that are used to measure the performance of other securities on the market.

A security that’s not registered in the issuer’s books. Payable to the holder of the bond or stock certificate.

An illegal push to drive the price down, this includes short selling, spreading false rumors and other methods.

A synonym for a declining market.

Bears are traders who believe that a financial instrument, an asset, a market or the entire market is going down.

One basis point equals one-hundredth of one percentage point. It’s a widely used unit of measure for interest rates.

A trading strategy that capitalizes on small basis point changes.