Crop Weather index insurance: With this type of insurance, the indemnity is based on realizations of a specific weather parameter measured over a pre-specified period of time at a particular weather station or for a given satellite grid.
Definition of stock for English Language Learners. : 1  the supply of goods available for sale in a store. : 2  a supply of something that is available for use. : 3  a share of the value of a company which can be bought, sold, or traded as an investment.
A stock symbol is a short series of letters identifying a security which trades publicly, such as a stock on the New York Stock Exchange. Usually the symbol is an abbreviation for the company name, such as F for Ford, IP for International Paper, JCP for J.C. Penney, and GOOG for Google.