BALANCE SHEET & IMBALANCE OF ORDERS

Balance Sheet
Statement of he financial position of a company on a particular date, showing the nature and amount of a company’s assets and liabilities on a particular date, usually the end of the accounting year. The assets include fixed assets (GROSS BLOCK less DEPRECIATION), investment, current assets (which include INVENTORIES, sundry debtors, cash and bank balance), and loans and advances. The liabilities include shareholders fund (equity capital plus reserves), loan funds (secured and unsecured loans) and current liabilities and provisions. The assets and liabilities must balance. See APPENDIX A.

Imbalance of Orders
Too many brokers trying to buy or sell the same share, without opposite matching orders. The situation arises in the event of a takeover, adverse government regulation, or some dramatic event affecting the fortunes of a particular company. The jobber may in such an even suspend trading until enough matching orders are received.