Glossary
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naked: without a target order (following an entry order). This definition differs from the common trading definition of a short market position with no offsetting long market position.
nascent: starting to develop.
NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations): a major stock exchange, based in New York City. Nasdaq was launched in 1971 as the world’s 1st fully automated trading system, revolutionizing how stock is traded.
nattermind (aka monkey-mind): the involuntary, independent agent in the mind that instills and maintains iğnorance. Contrast willmind. See coremind.
neighborhood: an indefinite price range.
nerves of steel: waiting for redemption after having not exited from a bad position that grew to a large loss.
Newton, Isaac (1643-1727): English polymath, best known as a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and alchemist.
normal: 1) conforming to a statistical average. 2) psychologically healthy. The 2 different definitions are distinct and unrelated.
novel (adjective): new; innovative; having no precedent.
nuclear button: the Close button on the Trade Bar.
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange): the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization, located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The NYSE was new in 1792.
NYSE American (formerly AMEX): a US stock exchange tailored to small-cap and emerging growth companies, and ETFs. Companies that may not meet the stricter requirements of NYSE or NASDAQ often list here.