Monthly Archives: December 2017

    It’s that time of year when unusually cold weather can come out of nowhere. What better time to talk about the concept of flash freeze.   A flash freeze is an event in which trading on an exchange suddenly shuts down. One of the most famous flash freezes occurred on the NASDAQ on […]

  A stock split (or forward stock split) occurs when a company decides to divide existing shares into multiple shares. The split can occur in many different ratios, but the most common are 2-for-1 and 3-for-1. During a forward split, the number of shares increases by a specified multiple, while the total price of the […]

The SEC currently defines a penny stock as any stock with shares trading below $5.00. However, since major companies sometimes offer stock for low amounts due to market capitalization, a common working definition of a penny stock is a stock with shares trading below $3.00 outside of a major exchange. They are often traded over-the-counter […]

  In the current stock market, FANG is an acronym referring to four high-performing tech companies consisting of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google (which is now officially Alphabet, Inc.). The acronym was devised by CNBC Mad Money host Jim Kramer. All four of these stock are known for high returns for investors. They are traded on […]