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A securities account, sometimes known as a brokerage account, is an account which holds financial assets such as securities on behalf of an investor with a bank, broker or custodian. Investors and traders typically have a securities account with the broker or bank they use to buy and sell securities. [1]
Stock market indices may be categorized by their index weight methodology, or the rules on how stocks are allocated in the index, independent of its stock coverage. For example, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Equal Weight each cover the same group of stocks, but the S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, while the S&P 500 Equal Weight places equal weight on each constituent.
Following is a glossary of stock market terms. All or none or AON: in investment banking or securities transactions, "an order to buy or sell a stock that must be executed in its entirely, or not executed at all". [1] Ask price or Ask: the lowest price a seller of a stock is willing to accept for a share of that given stock. [2]
The best brokerage account for you will depend on your needs, investment goals and how tax-free you want to be. Here are seven types of brokerage accounts to explore: Full-service . Managed ...
A brokerage account is a type of financial account that allows you to trade investments. With a brokerage account, you can buy and sell assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs and ETFs.
Most of our readers at the Motley Fool take more than a passing interest in their investments, keeping up to date on events hitting the financial markets. But for millions of Americans, the first ...
Level 2 data displays the best bid and ask prices (also known as "top-of-book") for each market participant in a given security. In other words, at a given time there may be several market makers participating in trade matching for a specific stock. Level 2 data will display the highest bid and lowest ask for each individual market maker.
To make a trade, an investor had to know the current price for the stock. The investor got this from a broker who could find it on his board. If the last trade (or the stock itself) had not made it to the board (or there was no board) the broker telegraphed a request for the price to that firm's "wire room" in New York.