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Minus Tick
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Minus tick
See: downtick .

Minus Tick
On an exchange, a transaction in which a security was traded at the lower price than its previous trade. Some regulations and rules on exchanges forbid certain transactions following a minus tick or a zero-minus tick, though some rules, notably as the short sale rule, have become obsolete with increased digitalization of the market. A minus tick is also called a downtick.

minus tick
See downtick.


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It also tells you if there are more up or down ticks.
Existing rules limit short sales to down ticks and require short sellers to borrow stock before they sell.
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