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N
Fifth letter in a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the issue is the company's third class of preferred shares.
NA
The ISO 3166 country code for NAMIBIA.
NAD
The ISO 4217 currency code for the Namibian Dollar.
Nagoya Stock Exchange
Established after World War II, one of the three major securities markets in Japan.
Naive diversification
A strategy whereby an investor simply invests in a number of different assets in the hope that the variance of the expected return on the portfolio is lowered. In contrast, mathematical programming can be used to select the best possible investment weights. Related: Markowitz diversification.
Naked option strategies
An un hedged strategy making exclusive use of one of the following: Short call strategy (selling or writing call_option), and short put strategy (selling or writing put_option). By themselves, these positions are called naked strategies because they do not involve an offsetting or risk-reducing position in another option or the underlying security. Related: Covered option strategies. Antithesis of covered option.
Naked strategies
Writing an option without owning the underlying asset. Holder is naked because holder may have agreed to sell something not owned.
Naked writer
See Uncovered call writing and Uncovered put writing.
Named perils insurance
An insurance policy that names specific risks covered by the policy.
Narrow market
An inactive market, which displays large fluctuations in prices due to a low volume of trading.
Narrow-Based
Generally referring to an index, it indicates that the index is composed of only a few stocks, generally in a specific industry group. See also broad-based.
Narrowing the spread
Reducing the difference between the bid and ask prices of a security.
NASD
See: National Association of Securities Dealers
NASD form FR-1
A form required by the NASD of foreign dealers to ensure that firms participating in a new distribution of securities make a bona fide public offering.
Nasdaq
See Also: National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System
Nasdaq small-capitalization companies
A group of 2000 companies with relatively small capitalization, which are listed separately and have at least two market makers.
Nasdaq stock market
The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies.
National Association of Investors Corporation
A Michigan-based association that helps groups establish investment clubs.
National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
Nonprofit organization formed under the joint sponsorship of the investment_bank conference and the SEC to comply with the Maloney Act, which provides for the regulation of the OTC market.
National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System
An electronic quotation system that provides price quotations to market participants about the more actively traded common stock issues in the OTC market. About 4000 common stock issues are included in the Nasdaq system.
National bank
A commercial bank approved by the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, which is required to be a member of and purchase stocks in the Federal Reserve System.
National Credit Union Administration
Federal agency that oversees and insures the federal credit union system, and is funded by its members.
National debt
Treasury bills, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations that constitute the debt owed by the federal government.
National Foundation for Consumer Credit
A nonprofit organization that seeks to help consumers who have taken on too much debt by helping them work out payment plans and supplying credit counseling.
National Futures Association (NFA)
The futures industry self-regulatory organization established in 1982.
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