Definition of Equivalent

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Equivalent -- This word when applied to the price of a stock means a price that is equal to the price for the sanme stock when it is quoted on a different basis. The price in London of an American stock is equivalent to the price in New York when the stock is selling in London at a price which, after allowing for the difference in the method of quoting, is equal to the price at which the stock is selling in New York.



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