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Basis Price: When you sell a security, such as a stock or bond, or real estate, the price you use to calculate your capital gains is known as your basis price. In the case of a security, it includes the . . . View Full Definition

Price Leadership: A price charged by the dominant producer that becomes the price adopted by all the other producers.

Price List: A schedule that associates prices with individual products. This list allows you to forecast sales in units and still create projections in dollars. See also Discount List.

Price Momentum: Related: Relative strength

Price Index: Current price expressed as a proportion to the same price in an earlier time period, commonly called the base period. Monthly price indexes computed by the National Agricultural Statistics S . . . View Full Definition

Price Of Admission: Used in the context of general equities. Cost to become a player in a stock in an inordinately aggressive market (i.e., locking on one side, size or price concessions); trader becomes aggres . . . View Full Definition

Price Impact Costs: Related: Market impact costs

Price Fixing: The practice of conspiring to establish fixed fees or prices for services rendered or goods sold. In recent years, the setting of attorney fees by local bar associations and commission perce . . . View Full Definition

Price Gap: A term used when the price of a stock rockets or dives in a direction away from its last price range, such as a stock with a trading range of $10-$12 that closes at $12 and climbs to $14 the . . . View Full Definition

Price Give: Used in the context of general equities. Willingness of a buyer or seller to negotiate on price, within reason, from the price at the last sale or the indicated level. See: Takes price.