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	<title>Bear Mountain Bull &#187; Terms</title>
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	<description>Musings on the markets for the individual investor</description>
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		<title>VIX</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIX is the symbol for the CBOE Volatility Index.  Here is the description from the CBOE web site:
The VIX Index is a key measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&#038;P 500 stock index option prices. Since its introduction in 1993, VIX has been considered by many to be the world&#8217;s premier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Cap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short for market capitalization, which is simply a measure of a company&#8217;s value calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the current share price.
You may see companies referred to by the size of their market capitalization: large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, etc.  There are no exact definitions on where the group boundaries lie, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 16:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From 888Options.com:
A stock option is a contract that gives the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a particular stock at a fixed price (the strike price) for a specific period of time (the expiration date). The contract also obligates the seller or writer to meet the terms of delivery if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOLDRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 15:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS
A specialized ETF that represents ownership in a limited number of specific stocks (typically about 20) in a particular industry group or sector.  For example, one of the most popular of the HOLDRS is the Semiconductor HOLDRs (SMH), which represents shares in 20 different semiconductor related companies.
More info on HOLDRS can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF &#8211; Exchange Traded Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.bearmountainbull.com/terms/exchange-traded-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investment vehicle that is similar to a mutual fund in that a share of an ETF represents shares in a group or basket of stocks.  One very important difference from mutual funds, however,  is that ETFs are traded on an exchange, just like a stock.  Another difference from many mutual funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Order</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An order to buy or sell a security that is activated once the specified &#8217;stop&#8217; price is reached.  Once the price is reached, the order becomes a market order.  Execution price is not guaranteed.
A buy stop is entered above the current ask price.
A sell stop is entered below the current bid price.
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		<title>Limit Order</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An order to buy or sell a security at a specified price or better.  Limit orders guarantee a price, but do not guarantee execution.
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		<title>Market Order</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An order to buy or sell a security as quickly as possible at the current market price.  A &#8216;buy&#8217; order will typically be executed at or near the current ask price, while a &#8217;sell&#8217; order will typically be executed at or near the current bid price.
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		<title>Bid Price</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Price a buyer is willing to pay to buy a security.
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		<title>Ask Price</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Price a seller is willing to accept to  sell a security.
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