Dictionary


Pump-and-Dump
The unscrupulous attempt to hype a stock one is holding to get the price to rise, then selling as soon as it does.
Put Bond
A bond that can be redeemed on a date or dates prior to the stated maturity date by the bondholder.
Put Option
An agreement that gives an investor the right, but not the obligation, to sell a stock, bond, commodity or other instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.
Pyramiding
This means adding to initial positions once those initial positions are in profit.