zero plus tick

noun [S] (also zero uptick) STOCK MARKET

Definition

› the trading of a share, etc. at the same price as the previous time it traded, but for more than when it was last traded at a lower price: Short sales can be made only on a zero-plus tick. → Compare plus tick, uptick

(Definition of zero plus tick noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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