Traders who are short selling a stock are selling shares and creating a negative share balance in their account. This means that when they are holding a short, their position will show them holding -1,000 shares. As soon as they sell the shares, they are bringing in money from the sale. But they must buy […]
Every stock has a float, which is the number of outstanding shares available to trade in a stock minus the restricted shares or shares held by insiders and employees. More simply, it is the number of shares that are free to trade in the open market. Restricted shares are shares that are held by […]
Options Trading Key Terms American Option – An American option is an options contract that can be exercised on or before the expiry or maturity date unlike a European option. Assignment – Assignment refers to when an option seller is designated to buy or sell the underlying asset which typically happens when an option expires in the […]
Table of contents What is a Trading Halt? History of Circuit Breaker Halts How are Volatility Bands Calculated? Limit Up Limit Down How does a stock get halted? How long is a Circuit Breaker Halt The Flaw with Penny Stocks Market Wide Circuit Breaker Halts Other Halt Types How to Find Stocks Halted and the […]
