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securities | all of the investments, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options,and commodities, that are traded bought and sold |
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private corporation | one whose shares are owned by a relatively small group of people and are not traded openly in stock markets |
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proxy | a document that transfer a stockholder's voting rights to someone else |
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public corporation | one that sells its shares openly in stock markets where anyone can buy them |
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preemptive right | gives current stockholders the right to buy any new stock the corporation issues before the stock is offered to the general public |
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par value | an assigned dollar valuethat is printed on a stock certificate |
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blue-chip stock | considered a safe investment that generally attracts conservative investors |
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income stock | pays higher-than-average dividends compared to other stock issues |
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growth stock | issued by a corporation whose potential earnings may be higherthan the average earnings predicted for all the country firms in the country |
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cyclical stock | a market value that trends to reflect the state of the economy |
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defensive stock | a stock that remains stable during declines in the economy |
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large cap stock | the stock of a corporation that has issued a large number of shares and has a large amount of capitalization |
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capitalization | DEFINED AS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF STOCKS AND BONDS ISSUED BY A CORPORATION |
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SMALL CAP STOCK | STOCK ISSUED BY A COMPANY WITH A CAPITALIZATION OF $150 MILLION OR LESS |
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PENNY STOCK | TYPICALLY SELLS FOR LESS THAN $1 A SHARE,IT CAN SELL FOR AS MUCH AS $10 A SHARE |
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BULL MARKET | OCCURS WHEN INVESTORS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND BUY STOCKS |
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BEAR MARKET | OCCURS WHEN INVESTORSARE PESSIMISTICABOUT THE ECONOMY AND SELL STOCKS |
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TOTAL RETURN | A CALCULATION THAT INCLUDES THE ANNUAL DIVIDEND AS WELL AS ANY INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE ORIGNAL PURCHASE PRICE OF THE INVESTMENT |
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CURRENT YIELD | THE ANNUAL DIVIDEND DIVIDED BY THE INVESTMENTS CURRENT MARKET VALUE |
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EARNINGS PER SHARE | A CORPORATIONS NET, OR AFTER TAX, EARNINGS DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK |
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PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO | THE PRICE OF ONE SHARE OF STOCK DIVIDED BY THE CORPORATIONS EARNINGS PER SHARE OF STOCK OUTSTANDING OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS |
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PRIMARY MARKET | A MARKET IN WHICH AN INVESTOR PURCHASES SECURITIES FROM A CORPORATION THROUGH AN INVESTMENT BANK OR SOME OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CORPORATION |
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INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | OCCURS WHEN A COMPANY SELLS STOCK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME |
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SECONDARY MARKET | A MARKET FOR EXISITING FINANCIAL SECURITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY TRADED AMONG INVESTORS |
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE | A MARKETPLACE WHERE BROKERS WHO REPRESENT INVESTORS MEET TO BUY AND SELL SECURITIES |
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OVER- THE-COUNTER MARKET | A NETWORK OF DEALERS WHO BUY ANF SELL THE STOCKS OF CORPORATIONS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON A SECURITIES EXCHANGE |
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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE | STOCKBROKER, A LICENSED INDIVIDUAL WHO BUYS OR SELLS SECURITIES FOR CLIENTS |
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PORTFOLIO | CONSISTS OF ALL THE SECURITIES HELD BY AN INVESTOR |
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COMMISSION | A FEE CHARGED BY A BROKAGE FIRM FOR BUYING AND SELLING OF A SECURITY |
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MARKET ORDER | A REQUEST TO BUY OR SELL A STOCK AT THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE |
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LIMIT ORDER | A REQUEST TO BUY OR SELL A STOCK AT A SPECIFIED PRICE |
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STOP ORDER | A TYPE OF LIMIT ORDER TO SELL A PARTICULAR STOCK AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY AFTER ITS MARKET REACHES A SPECIFIED AMOUNT |
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ROUND LOTS | 100 SHARES OR MULTIPLES OF A 100 SHARES OF A PARTICULAR STOCK |
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ODD LOT | CONTAINS FEWER THAN 10 SHARES OF A STOCK |
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SELLING SHORT | SELLING A STOCK THAT HAS BEEN BORROWED FROM A BROKRAGE FIRM AND THA MUST BE REPLACED |
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| Terms | 35 |
| Creator | jasmineestelle |
| Created | April 30, 2008 |
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