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Vertical mergerWhen one firm acquires another firm that is in the same industry but at another stage in the production cycle. For example, the firm being acquired serves as a supplier to the firm doing the acquiring.Vertical merger Similar MatchesVertical line chartingVertical line chartingA form of technical charting that shows the high, low, and closing prices of a stock or a market on each day on one vertical line with the closing price indicated by a short horizontal mark. Economies of vertical integrationEconomies of vertical integrationProduced by achieving lower operating costs by owning all components of production and sometimes sales outlets rather than contracting for companies in the outside marketplace. Vertical intraindustry tradeVertical intraindustry tradeIntraindustry trade in which the exports and imports are at the different stages of processing. Contrasts with horizontal IIT. Vertical acquisitionVertical acquisitionBuying or taking over a firm in the same industry in which the acquired firm and the acquiring firm represent different steps in the production process. Vertical spreadVertical spreadSimultaneous purchase and sale of two options that differ only in their exercise price. See: Horizontal spread. Further SuggestionsVertical integrationVertical specialization |
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