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.
Consolidation â Stock Consolidation. Consolidation is simply another description of a trading range and the complete absence of a trend. These periods can make for frustrating trading if you are looking for a large price move, as price remains range-bound within a consolidation area. Consolidations often follow uptrends or downtrends, and are a representation of a stable market which lacks emotion ahead of the next significant move in prices.