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Options Trading Terms: U
UNCHED:
When the market is unchanged.
UNCOVERED CALL OR PUT:
Another term for naked call or put.
UNDERLYING (STOCK OR SECURITY):
The stock or other security that determines the value of a derivative security and that (with the exception of cash-settled options) would be purchased or sold if an option on that underlying stock or security was exercised. Examples of underlying securities are stocks, bonds, futures and indices.
UNSYSTEMATIC RISK:
The company-specific microeconomic factors that affect an individual stock. Theoretically, it's the risk in a portfolio that can be reduced through diversification. Compare to systematic risk.
UP-TICK:
A term used to describe a trade made at a price higher than the preceding trade.
UPTREND:
Successive upward price movements in a security over time.
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