A bullish pattern. A sideways patter goes between two trendlines. The top trendline doesnt move but the lower one does.
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ASCENT
Passage upwards; the transmission of an estate from the ancestor to the heir in the ascending line. See 4 Kent, Comm. 393, 397.
ASCERTAIN
To fix ; to render certain or definite; to estimate and determine; to clear of doubt or obscurity. Brown v. Lyd- dy, 11 Hun, 456; Bunting v. Speek, 41 Kan. […]
ASCII
A code developed by the American National Standards Institute. Computers use it to turn text into a format computers can compute in other devices.
ASCII ARMORED
A standard of email code exchanges. The ascii code is used to protect privacy.
ASCII TEXT
The easiest form that text documents are stored and sent. Word processig programs use special instructions that are more complex. The ASCII text uses letters, numbers, and symbols to keep […]
ASCRIPTITIUS
In Roman law. A foreigner who had been registered and naturalized in the colony in which he resided. Cod. 11, 47.
ASEPTIC
The state of being sterilized in a small area to reduce exposure.
ASEPTIC PACKAGING
When a food item and its package is sterilized seperately than together and sealed.
ASH
The aftermath of coal that contains alumina, iron, silica, and noncombustables. It is measured by the weight of the coal and left after burning it. Refer to fly ash.
ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS
In 1997 asian nations currency beganto decline. It is called the Asian Congation as it spread to all asiain markets and through their trading partners as well. The International Monetary […]
ASIAN FUNDS
A mutual fund investing in securities from firms with high growth in Asia and the Pacific Basin.
ASIAN OPTION
A COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the geometric or arithmetic MEAN price of the UNDERLYING reference over a predetermined averaging period (i.e., ASIAN TAIL ). […]
ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIZATION (APO)
20 Asian nations that organized in 1961 to better their economy. They help development , information sharing, technology sharing, enhance productivity , and become more competitive .
ASIAN TAIL
The length of the averaging period in an ASIAN OPTION .
ASIANDOLLAR
When US funds are in Asian and Pacific Basin countries. Its comperable to the eurodollar.
ASIAPACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)
A group that helps nations on the Pacific grow and trade. It gets rid of tariffs and obstacles in the area. It was started in 1989 with 21 members. The […]
ASK
The price a seller will sell for when selling securites and other financila instruments. AKA offer, compare to bid, and best ask.
ASK SIZE
The amount of shares for sale at the current quote price. Typically its 100 units. Refer to ask and best ask. Compare this term to the term bid size.
ASKED
The price an item is quoting as its sale price.
ASKED PRICE
The lowest price a seller will take for a security. It is used in wholesale sales. The general public may not have this price. AKA asking price, ask price, offered […]
ASPECT
View; object; possibility . Implies the existence of alternatives. Used in the phrases “bill with a double aspect” and ” contingency with a double aspect.”
ASPECT RATIO
The mathematical calculation usig width length or height. The graphics can be smaller than the actual size but still represent it.
ASPERSIONS
These are the damaging criticisms that imply that a person is not honourable.
ASPHALT
The black hydrocarbons that are naturally left ver. Or crude oil refining left overs. It is used on roads, roofs, and water proofing. AKA bitumen, coal tar, pitch, and tar.