Describe How Limit Orders Whose Prices Are Not Close to Current

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Essay

Describe how limit orders whose prices are not close to current market prices are handled at NYSE.

Understand the characteristics of a purely competitive market.

Identify the revenue relationships (total revenue, marginal revenue, average revenue) for a purely competitive firm.

Explain the concept of imperfect competition and how it differs from pure competition.

Understand profit maximization and loss minimization strategies for firms in competitive markets.

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Definitions:

Present Value

The present-day valuation of a future lump sum or cash flow sequence, taking into account a defined rate of return.

Discounting Periods

The intervals at which cash flows are discounted back to their present value in financial analysis.

Annual Annuity

A financial product providing a series of payments made at equal intervals over a set period, typically one year.

Bank Account

An account managed by a bank where the monetary transactions between the bank and its customers are documented.