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Member Bounce: (also 'member's bounce, lucky kick') a very favorable (lucky) bounce or kick of the ball

Member Short Sale Ratio: The total shares sold short by NYSE members divided by total short sales, which is used to analyze market expectations and bullish or bearish trends.

Member Services: The department responsible for helping members with any problems, handling member grievances and complaints, tracking and reporting patterns of problems encountered, and enhancing the relati . . . View Full Definition

Member Firm: Used for listed equity securities. Brokerage firm that has at least one membership on a major stock exchange even though, by exchange rules, the membership is in the name of an employee and . . . View Full Definition

Membership Or A Seat On The Exchange: A limited number of exchange positions that enable the holder to trade for the holder's own accounts and charge clients for the execution of trades for their accounts. Related: Member firm.

Member Bank: A national- or state-chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System.

Nonclearing Member: An exchange member firm that is not able to clear transactions, and must pay another member firm to carry out its clearing operations.

Stressed Member: A component that is an integral part of the whole structure. A common motorcycle use of this term is when an engine is a stressed member of its frame.

Soft Bounce: Email sent to an active (live) email address but which is turned away before being delivered. Often, the problem is temporary -- the server is down or the recipient's mailbox is over quota. . . . View Full Definition

Sieve Tube Members: Phloem cells that form long sieve tubes. See sieve elements.