alpha stock

noun

1. any of the most active securities on the Stock Exchange of which there are between 100 and 200; at least ten market makers must continuously display the prices of an alpha stock and all transactions in them must be published immediately

Example Sentences

Alpha stock rose 21 cents to close at $60.47 and Massey finished 61 cents higher at $69.87 on the New York Stock Exchange.

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In morning New York Stock Exchange trading, Alpha stock fell 4.1 percent to $42.04.

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