Tick

What does it Mean? The minimum upward or downward movement in the price of a security.
 
Investopedia Says... Historically, stocks didn't trade in decimals. A stock would move in amounts of 1/8, 1/16, or 1/32 of a dollar (the tick). This changed when the decimal system was brought in.

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Basis Point
Closing Tick
Downtick
Teenie
Uptick
Zero Minus Tick
Zero Plus Tick

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