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Price Basing
Definition: A situation where producers, processors, merchants, or consumers of a commodity establish commercial transaction prices based on the futures prices for that or a related commodity (e.g., an offer to sell corn at 5 cents over the December futures price). This phenomenon is commonly observed in grain and metal markets.
Price Change
Definition: Increase or decrease in the closing price of a security compared to the previous day's closing price.
Price Compression
Definition: The limitation of the price appreciation potential for a callable bond in a declining interest rate environment, based on the expectation that the bond will be redeemed at the call price.
Price Continuity
Definition: Minimal price changes due to transactions.
Price Discovery
Definition: The process of determining the price level for a commodity based on supply and demand conditions. Price discovery may occur in a futures market or cash market.
Price Discovery Process
Definition: The process of determining the prices of assets in the marketplace through the interactions of buyers and sellers.
Price Effect
Definition: Impact of a change in interest rates on bond prices.
Price Elasticities
Definition: The percentage change in quantity divided by a percentage change in the price. Answers the question: How much will the demand for my product decrease if I raise prices by 10%?
Price Gap
Definition: A term used when the price of a stock rockets or dives in a direction away from its last price range, such as a stock with a trading range of $10-$12 that closes at $12 and climbs to $14 the next day.
Price Give
Definition: Used in the context of general equities. Willingness of a buyer or seller to negotiate on price, within reason, from the price at the last sale or the indicated level. See: Takes price.
Price Immunization
Definition: Portfolio protection strategy that focuses on the market value of assets and liabilities.
Price Impact Costs
Definition: Related: Market impact costs
Price Leadership
Definition: A price charged by the dominant producer that becomes the price adopted by all the other producers.
Price Of Admission
Definition: Used in the context of general equities. Cost to become a player in a stock in an inordinately aggressive market (i.e.,locking on one side, size or price concessions); trader becomes aggressive in order to break the domination of customer activity by another dealer.
Price Range
Definition: The interval between the high and low prices over which a stock has traded over a particular period of time.
Price Risk
Definition: The risk that the value of a security (or a portfolio) will decline in the future. Or, a type of mortgage pipeline risk created in the production segment when loan terms are set for the borrower in advance of setting terms for secondary market sale. If the general level of rates rises during the production cycle, the lender may have to sell the originated loans at a discount.
Price Spread
Definition: An options strategy that involves buying and selling two options on the same security with the same expiration month, but with different exercise prices.
Price Support
Definition: Government intervention to set an artificially high price through the use of a price floor designed to aid producers.
Price Takers
Definition: Individuals who respond to rates and prices by acting as though prices have no influence on them.
Price Uncertainty
Definition: Chance that the future price of an asset will change.
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