This means from January 1 of the current year to date, stock has appreciated by 8%.

Argonaut's original $20 per share stock appreciated 240 percent by 1990.

The more the stock has appreciated, the more valuable this option can be.

Its stock also appreciated after the oil find was made public, rising more than 15 percent since Christmas.

No merger ever happened, and the stock did not appreciate as Swan had predicted.

Assume that, over time, the stock appreciates in value to $1 million.

This means from the beginning of the current month until the current date, stock has appreciated by 8%.

Companies also calculate the value of the options if their stock appreciated at the rate of 10 percent a year.

Gates's stock in Microsoft has been appreciating on average at a rate of $450 million a month.

Q. Is the fact that these stocks have appreciated so much a part of this supply problem?