Competition: An interaction between or among two or more individuals or species in which exploitation of resources by one affects any others negatively

 

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Competition: One of the biological interactions that can limit population growth; occurs when two species vie with each other for the same resource.

In Competition: Used in the context of general equities. Priced higher than the bid price but lower than the offer price. See: In the middle

Competition Ahead: Intra- or intermarket rivalry between or among businesses trying to obtain a larger piece of the same market share.

Interspecific Competition: Condition in which one species' exploitation of a limiting resource negatively affects another species

Perfect Competition: An idealized market environment in which every market participant is too small to affect the market price by acting on its own.

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Inflation: Inflation is a persistent increase in prices, often triggered when demand for goods is greater than the available supply or when unemployment is low and workers can command higher salaries. . . . View Full Definition

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Matched And Lost: The outcome of the flip of a coin used to determine which of two brokers who are locked in competition for equal trades may actually execute the trades.

Cartel: Book value.