Kurssprung

German

Etymology

Kurs (“price, course”) +‎ Sprung (“jump, leap”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊʁsˌʃpʁʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Kurs‧sprung

Noun

Kurssprung m (strong, genitive Kurssprungs, plural Kurssprunge)

  1. (finance, stock market) price jump, surge in share price (a sudden and significant increase in the value of a security, often triggered by news)
    Hervorragende Quartalszahlen lösten bei der Eröffnung einen massiven Kurssprung aus.
    Excellent quarterly figures triggered a massive price jump at the opening.

Declension

Declension of Kurssprung [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kurssprung die Kurssprunge
genitive eines des Kurssprungs der Kurssprunge
dative einem dem Kurssprung den Kurssprungen
accusative einen den Kurssprung die Kurssprunge

Synonyms

  • Kursexplosion (price explosion; very dramatic/hyperbolic)
  • Aufwärtssprung (upward jump)

Antonyms

  • Kurssturz (price plunge; the violent downward equivalent)
  • Kursrutsch (price slide; a rapid but slightly smoother decline)

Coordinate terms

  • Gap (gap; the physical hole left in a chart by a Kurssprung)
  • Überraschungseffekt (surprise effect; the typical catalyst)
  • Ad-hoc-Meldung (ad-hoc disclosure; the regulatory notice that often causes a Kurssprung)
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