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Stock Market |
General term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stocks shares issued by a company. |
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Stock |
A share of ownerships. |
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Stock Certificate |
The piece of paper that shows that the owner has brought the stock. |
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Portfolio Diversification |
An indivisual who has a variety of investments tools to decrease risk. |
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Investment Risk |
The uncertainty about the outcome of an investment. |
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Rate of Return |
The increse or decrese in the original purchase price. |
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Common Stock |
Shares of ownership in a public corporation. |
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Stock Split |
Shares owned by exsisting stockholders are div. into a larger # of shares. |
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Dividends |
Distributions of earnings paid to stockbrokers. |
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Preferred Stock |
Shares which pay fixed div. |
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Par Value |
The fixed value stated on a preffered stock that indicates the div. paid. |
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Market Price |
The amount a willing buyer will pay a willing seller for a stock. |
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Growth Stock |
A stock from a company which has a consistent record of relativly rapid growth. |
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Income Stock |
A stock that pays higher than average div. |
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Value Stock |
A stock from a company with a low marketing price. |
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Countercyclical Stock |
Stock from a company which gives consistent records of returns. |
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Cyclical Stock |
A stock which is greatly influenced by changes in the economic buisness cycle. |
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Speculative Stock |
A very high risk stock from a company with potential for substantial earnings in the future. |
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Blue Chip Stock |
Stock from nationally recognized companies which dominate the industry. |
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Book Value |
Net worth of a company. |
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Earnings Per Share |
How much income a company has. |
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Price/earning Ration |
Relationships btween the price of one share and the annual earnings. |
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Beta |
The measue of stocks voility. |
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Year to Date |
Stock price % change form January 1st. |
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52 Week High |
The highest price a stock was sole for |
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52 Week Low |
The lowest price it was sold for. |
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Stock Ticker Symbol |
A stocks abbreviated trading symbol. |
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Div. Per share |
Total Cash Paid per share to stockholders. |
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Div. Yeild % |
Total % Divedend Paid. |
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Volume 100's |
Number of transaction on that day. |
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High Selling Price |
Highest selling price from the previous day. |
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Low Selling Price |
Lowest selling price from the previous day. |
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Close |
The price that the last share was sold for. |
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Net Change |
Difference btween the closing price from proir to current day. |
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Dow Jones Industrial |
Oldest indicator of ups and downs of the stock market. |
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Standars and Poor's 500 Index |
Tracks stock market activity for 500 stocks. |
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NASDAQ |
Monitors fast moving technology and financial service stocks. |
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Bear |
Market = Doing poorly |
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Bull |
Market = Doing Well |
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Broker |
A person who is liscensed to buy and sell stocks. |
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NYSE |
The oldest and largest exchange. |
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American Stock Exchange |
The second largest exchange. |
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Region Atock Exchange |
Stocks traded to investors who are living in specific geographical area. |
