This information is useful in discerning whether the security or a market is weak or strong, and thus, if prices will decline or advance in the near future. Both options have identical expiration dates but different strike prices. For instance, a vertical spread is created by buying an XYZ April 20 call and selling an XYZ April 25 call. This strategy is used in hopes of profiting as the difference between the option premium on the two option positions widens or narrows. The process by which an employee becomes entitled to receive employer-contributed benefits in a qualified retirement plan.
V is indicative of a bearish trend.
The total par value of all bond issues scheduled to come to market during the forthcoming thirty days exclusive of issues with maturities of one year or less. It is published each day in the Daily Bond Buyer. An investment advisory service that ranks hundreds of securities for safety and timeliness. It projects which securities should have the best or worst price performance over the next year. Moreover, each corporation is assigned a risk rating.