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Tin Whistle: Small metal end-blown flute commonly used in Irish traditional music.

Participating Buyer-Seller: Used for listed equity securities. (1) Customer willing to buy-sell in line with market. (2) Buyer-seller who goes along with another buyer-seller in a percentage order.

Participating Convertible Preferred Stock: Preferred stock that can be converted into common stock at the option of the holder. In contrast, to the usual preferred stock, the value of the preferred stock is refunded to the holder. Th . . . View Full Definition

Participating Dividend: Dividend received from ownership of participating preferred stock.

Participating Fees: The portion of total fees in a syndicated credit that go to the participating banks.

Panorama Shooting: Photographing several overlapping images in succession that can be joined in the computer using software.

Painting The Tape: Illegal practice by traders who manipulate the market by buying and selling a security to create the illusion of high trading activity and to attract other traders who may push up the price.

Overwriting: A speculative options strategy that involves selling call or put options on stocks that are believed to be overpriced or underpriced; the options are expected not to be exercised.

Painting Knives: Both of these are made of fine tempered steel that is flexible. The palette-knife has a straight handle and is intended for mixing colours on the palette or for cleaning it. The painting-kni . . . View Full Definition

Painting The Black: Pitching the ball on the edge of the plate, which is lined in black rubber.