Quoted Price

A quoted price is the most recent price at which an asset (stock, bond, commodity, currency, or derivative) has traded or the most recent…

Quote Currency

The quote currency (also called the counter currency) is the second currency in a currency pair quotation. It tells you how much of that…

Quote

A quote is the most recent price at which an asset traded — the last price at which a buyer and seller agreed and…

Quote Stuffing

Quote stuffing is an HFT-era market manipulation tactic in which a trader rapidly submits and then cancels large numbers of orders to flood trading…

Quota Share Treaty

A quota share treaty is a type of proportional reinsurance in which an insurer (the cedent) and a reinsurer agree to share premiums, losses…

Quorum

A quorum is the minimum number of members of an organization who must be present for the body to conduct its business and make…

Quitclaim Deed Definition And Purpose

Key takeaways – A quitclaim deed transfers whatever interest (if any) the grantor has in real property to the grantee without any warranties about…

Quintiles

• A quintile divides a data set into five equal parts; each part covers 20% of observations. – Quintiles are calculated as the 20th,…

Quiet Period

A quiet period is a regulatory and market-practice pause on certain public communications about a company that occurs in two common contexts • Before…

Quiet Title

A quiet title action is a lawsuit filed in court to establish clear ownership of real estate and remove “clouds” or competing claims on…