A BULL is one who buys stocks on speculation, thinking they will rise,
so that he can sell at a profit.
A BEAR is one who sells stocks on speculation, thinking they will fall,
so that he can buy in for less money to fill his contracts.
A CORNER is when the bears can not buy or borrow the stock to deliver in
fulfillment of their contracts.
A DEPOSIT is earnest-money, lodged in the hands of a third party, as a
guaranty; "5 up," "10 up," etc., is the language expressive of a
deposit.
OVERLOADED is when the bulls can not pay for the stocks they have
purchased.
SHORT is when a person or party sells stocks when they have none, and
expect to buy or borrow them in time to deliver.
LONG is when a person or party has a plentiful supply of stocks.
A FLYER is to buy some stock with a view to selling it in a few days,
and either make or lose, as luck will have it.
A WASH is a pretended sale, by special agreement between the seller and
buyer, for the purpose of getting a quotation reported.