Tick
Refers to the minimum change in price a security can have, either up or down. |
Similar financial terms
UptickWhen the most recent movement in the price of a stock was an increase.
Zero-minus tick
Sale that takes place at the same price as the previous sale, but at a lower price than the last different price. Opposite of zero-plus tick.
Zero-plus tick
A zero-plus tick is a common name for listed equity securities whose the current transaction is at the same price as the preceding trade, but higher than the preceding trade at a different price. Antithesis of zero-minus tick.
Japanese candlestick chart
A charting technique in technical analysis that, among other things, indicates the spread of a day's prices, the opening and closing prices and whether the market moved up or down during the trading session. Developed in the 1600s.
Tick-test rules
SEC-imposed restrictions on when a short sale may be executed, intended to prevent investors from destabilizing the price of a stock when the market price is falling. A short sale can be made only when either (a) the sale price of the particular stock is higher than the last trade price (referred to as an uptick trade) or (b) if there is no change in the last trade price of the particular stock, the previous trade price must be higher than the trade price that preceded it (referred to as a zero ...
Tick indicator
A market indicator based on the number of stocks whose last trade was an uptick or a downtick. Used as an indicator of market sentiment or psychology to try to predict the market's trend.
Stock ticker
This is a lettered symbol assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on U.S.financial exchanges.
