The break-even price describes the change in value that only corresponds to covering the initial investment or cost.
For an option contract, the break-even price is the level of the underlying security at which it covers the option premium.
In the manufacturing industry, the break-even price is the price at which the cost of producing a product equals its selling price.
Break-even pricing is often used as a competitive strategy to gain market share, but break-even pricing can lead to a product being perceived as a low quality product.
Preliminary analysis in financial markets refers to the forecasting of various indicators, economic and financial, by evaluating past and present data and parameters.
A good delivery is understood as an unhindered transfer of ownership of a security from the seller to the buyer in compliance with all necessary requirements.
Arbitrageurs are investors who exploit market inefficiencies of any kind. They are necessary to ensure that inefficiencies between markets are smoothed out or kept to a minimum.
A beneficial owner is a person who enjoys the benefits of ownership, despite the fact that the ownership of the property is registered in a different name.
The bid-ask spread is the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an asset and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept.