Glossary of sharemarket terms
A
- absolute return funds
- accredited derivatives advisers
- accredited futures adviser
- (ACH) Australian Clearing House
- actively managed
- adjustment to options contracts
- AFSL Australian financial services licence
- AGM
- algorithmic trading
- All Ordinaries Accumulation Index
- All Ordinaries (All Ords) Index
- allotment of shares
- American Depositary Receipts
- American exercise, American style
- AMV
- annualised return
- annual report
- annual yield
- annuity
- approved financial product
- arbitrage
- (A-REITS) Australian Real Estate investment Trusts
- articles of association
- as at date
- assessed value payment
- asset allocation
- asset backing
- assets
- assignment
- associated company
- (ASTC) ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation
- ASX (Australian Securities Exchange)
- ASX Clear Pty Limited
- ASX code
- ASX International Services Pty Ltd
- ASX Settlement Pty Limited
- at-the-money
- authorised capital
- automatic exercise
- average daily volume
- aware
B
- backwardation
- barriers / barrier level
- basis point
- basis risk
- bearish
- bear market
- benchmark
- beta
- bid
- block trade
- blue chip
- board of directors
- bond
- bonus dividend
- bonus share, bonus issue
- bonus share plan
- books close date
- borrowing costs
- break
- broker
- brokerage
- bullish
- bull market
- business cycle
- business day
- business rules
- buy and write
- buy back
- buy on open
C
- call
- call option / warrant
- cap
- capital gain
- capital gains tax
- capital growth
- capital loss
- capital protected warrants
- cash
- cash commodity
- cash covered
- cash extraction
- cash issues
- cash market
- cash price
- cash settled warrant
- cash settlement
- CDIs CUFS and DIs
- certificated subregister
- charting
- chess
- chess subregister
- class
- classified asset
- class of options
- clearing
- clearing account
- clearing house
- clearing participant
- closed end fund
- closing out
- closing purchase
- commission
- company announcements office
- company name
- company options (exchange traded options)
- company secretary
- confirmation
- conservative
- contango
- contract month
- contract multiplier
- contract note
- contract size
- contract unit
- contract value
- contributing share
- controller
- convergence
- conversion ratio
- convertible debt security
- convertible note
- convertible securities
- corporate action
- corporation
- Corporations Law
- cost of carry
- coupon
- cover
- covered warrant
- crossed trade
- cum dividend
- cum (general)
- cumulative preference dividends
- currency warrants
- current assets
- current delivery (month)
- current liabilities
- current ratio
D
- daily settlement price
- day orders
- debenture
- debt equity ratio
- debt funding / finance
- debt security
- deferred delivery
- deferred settlement
- delisted
- deliverable types
- deliverable warrant
- delivery
- delivery month
- delivery not enforceable
- delta
- derivative
- despatch date
- direct market access (DMA)
- directors
- discount
- discretionary account
- distribution
- diversification
- diversified portfolio
- dividend
- dividend amount
- dividend cover
- dividend imputation
- dividend in arrears
- dividend income
- dividend or distribution plan
- dividend type
- dividend yield
- (DPS) dividend-per-share adjusted
- (DRP) dividend reinvestment plan
E
- earnings
- electronic holding statement
- employee incentive scheme
- entry fee
- (EPS) earnings per share
- equities
- equity capital or equity funding
- equity securities
- equity warrants
- escrow
- European exercise, European style
- ex bonus, ex bonus date
- exchange for physical
- Exchange Traded Commodity (ETC)
- Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
- Exchange Traded Options (ETO)
- ex date
- ex dividend
- ex dividend date
- exercise
- exercise price
- exit fee
- Exotic instruments
- expiry, expiry date, expiration
- ex rights
F
- face value
- fair value
- (FDI) Financial Institutions Duty
- FID
- fidelity fund
- final payment (loan amount)
- first payment
- fixed interest
- float
- forward agreement
- franked dividend
- franking rate
- fully covered warrant
- fundamental analysis
- fund manager
- futures / futures contract
G
H
- hedge
- hedge funds
- (HIN) Holder Identification Number
- historic volatility
- holding lock
- HOT or High yield instalments
- hybrid
- hybrid ETFs
I
- imputation credits
- index arbitrage
- index futures
- Index (Indices)
- index LEPOs
- index options
- index warrants
- infrastructure fund
- initial margin
- instalment warrants / instalments
- interest cover
- interest rate security
- interim dividend
- in-the-money
- intrinsic value
- investment
- issued capital
- issued shares
- issuer sponsored subregister
- (ITS) Integrated Trading System
L
- (LEPOs) Low exercise price options
- leverage
- LICs
- limit
- limited liability company
- limit order
- liquid assets
- liquidity
- liquid market
- listed company
- listing rules
- long
- lot
M
- managed investments
- mandatory settlement
- margin
- margin call
- margin interval and margin loans
- market capitalisation
- market order
- market participants
- market price
- market risk
- maturity
- memorandum of association
- merger
- (MER) Management expense ratio
- mortgage
- mutual fund
N
- (NAV) net asset value
- net position
- new
- (NGF) National Guarantee Fund
- no liability company
- non-renounceable rights
- novation
- (NTA) Net tangible assets
O
- offer
- offer period
- official list
- off-market transfer
- open ended fund
- opening price (or range)
- open interest / open position
- option
- ordinary share
- OS
- OSXT
- out-of-the-money
- overseas home exchange
- overseas trade
P
- paid-up capital
- parent company or entity
- pari passu
- participating dividend
- participating preference shares
- partly paid shares
- (PDS) Product disclosure statement
- (PE) price-earnings ratio
- percentage franked
- physical market
- placement
- preference shares
- premium margin
- premium (option)
- price range for day or week
- Private equity fund
- promissory note
- property trusts
- pro rata issue
- proxy
- put option / warrant
Q
R
- receiver
- recognised trustee
- reconstruction
- record date
- redeemable preference shares
- redemption
- REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts)
- related company
- renounceable rights
- rental income
- reset date
- restricted securities
- return, return on investment
- reweighting, rebalancing
- rights issue
- risk
- risk margin
- roll
- rolling instalments
- routine transaction statement
S
- secondary market
- (SEGC) Securities Exchanges Guarantee Corporation
- sell a contract
- series
- settlement day
- settlement month
- SFECC
- share capital
- share certificate
- share indices
- share registry
- shares
- short
- short selling
- S&P ASX 200
- special transaction statement
- specific cover
- split
- split holder
- spot month
- (SRN) Security Reference Number
- stapled security
- STIR
- stock
- stock exchange
- stop loss
- strike price
- subscribers
- subsidiary
- substantial shareholder
- SYCOM
T
- tailor made combination
- takeover
- taker
- technical analysis
- terms of the scheme
- tick
- time value
- (TIMS) Theoretical intermarket margining system
- trading halt
- trust deed
- trustee securities
- trusts, unit trusts
U
- uncalled capital
- underlying instrument, underlying security
- underwriting, underwriter
- unit
- unit nav
- unlisted company
- unsecured notes
V
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X
Y
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