Jitney: A situation where one broker who has direct access to a stock exchange performs trades for a broker who does not have access. Fraudulent activity in the penny stock market. It occurs when two brokers work together by trading a stock back and forth to rack up commissions and give the impression of the trading volume. For example, in the first definition, a small firm whose volume of business is not sufficient to maintain a trader on the exchange would give its orders to a large dealer for execution. In the second definition, jitney or “the jitney game” is basically the same thing as circular trading.
Jobber: A jobber is slang for a market-maker at the London stock exchange since 1986. Jobber is a stock exchange member broker specializing in giving two-way quotations. The term "jobber" is also used to describe a small-scale wholesaler or middleman in the retail goods trade.
Jobbers Spread: The difference between the price at which a jobber is prepared to sell and the price at which he is prepared to buy. A large difference reflects an imbalance between supply and demand.
Joint Account: Joint account held by more than one account holder in a banking or a business account. Here one account holder acts as the primary account holder. Then the other two or three holders are deemed as secondary account holders.
Joint-Stock Company: The modern corporation has its origins in the joint-stock company. A joint-stock company is a business owned by its investors, with each investor holding a share based on the amount of stock purchased.
Jumbo Bonds (U.S): A certificate of deposit issued by a bank or savings and loan association for a huge amount usually for a period of a year or less.
Junk Bond: Junk bonds are instruments that either offer investors a higher yield on their potential investment or are graded as non-investment bonds at the other end of the spectrum. Junk bonds carry a higher amount of risk the investment-graded bonds.
JPY: JPY is the abbreviated form of the Japanese Yen. It is the form of currency used for buying and selling goods and services and performing trading transactions across Japan.
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