What are the frequently used terms when investing in equities?
Bid: This represents the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security. Offer (Ask): This represents the lowest price a prospective seller is willing to accept for a security. Market Order: An order to buy or sell a specified number of shares at the best available price at the time the order is received on the exchange floor. All orders not bearing a specific price are usually considered “at the market” which could mean paying the “offer” when buying or accepting the “bid” when selling. Limit Order: An order for which you request a specific price at which the transaction may be executed. Stop Buy and Stop Loss Orders: Orders to buy or sell that are placed above or below the current market price, which become active orders when the price of a board lot rises or falls to the specified price. These orders may be placed to execute at the market, at a specified limit or within a specified price range. A stop buy order can be used to protect against losses in a short sal
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