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neutral

Describing an opinion that is neither bearish nor bullish. Neutral option strategies are generally designed to perform best if there is little or no net change in the price of the underlying stock or index. See also Bearish and Bullish.

Neutral

Of or relating to an opinion that a market will neither trend up or down in the near term. That is, a neutral analyst is neither bearish nor bullish; he/she believes that the market in question will remain roughly in its current value. Neutral analysts design neutral investment strategies, which are designed to perform the best if the market(s) in which one is investing do not move significantly. One example is a portfolio that is exactly half long and half short. See also: Market neutral.

neutral

1. An investment opinion that is neither bullish nor bearish. A neutral opinion for an individual stock generally indicates the stock should not be purchased or sold.

2. Of or relating to an investment position that is likely to produce the best results if the market does not exhibit a major upward or downward movement.

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Any party may move to enter an order disqualifying a neutral for good cause.

Amendments to the ADR rules

Unlike parties seeking to select a neutral on an ad hoc basis, those having a standing neutral may call on that person at any time and expect a response from someone who is familiar with their circumstances and prepared to get involved immediately.

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Second, the expansive definition of third-party neutral practice reinforces the considerable latitude parties and ADR practitioners have enjoyed in creating processes to resolve legal disputes.

ADR and the new rules: the role of third-party neutrals: for the first time, the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct address the ethical obligations of attorneys practicing as third-party neutrals

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Statistical analysis programmed into robust software enables instant comparison between high value target suspect picture recognition and neutral stimuli responses.

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Many CPAs think that offering neutral CPA services to existing clients who decide to divorce poses a conflict of interest.

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Yellen: Productivity growth affects the level of the neutral real funds rate, but faster productivity growth does not necessarily raise the neutral real rate.

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Intriguingly, the people who took this drug recalled words that had appeared just before emotional words better than they did other neutral words.

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The result is a room with a sense of sanctuary, giving the entire house a calm and serene atmosphere When it comes to designing your interior, neutral schemes are relatively easy to put together, too.

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In addition, you can enhance the fund's neutral characteristics by equally weighing longs and shorts within finite industry groups, like energy stocks.

Do 1980s' timing strategies still work?: "definitely." (short-selling and market-neutral fund) (Pension Fund Management )