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Ask
The ask, also called the offer price, is the price at which a seller is willing to sell a security, along with the quantity available at that price.
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Appreciation
Appreciation is the increase in an asset’s value over time due to factors such as demand, supply changes, inflation, or interest rates. It is the opposite of depreciation.
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Advance-Decline Ratio (ADR)
The advance-decline ratio (ADR) is a market breadth indicator that compares the number of securities that closed higher to those that closed lower over a given period.
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Acquisition
An acquisition occurs when one company purchases a majority or all of another company’s shares to gain control of its business and assets, allowing the acquiring company to make decisions without approval from other shareholders.