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| in this type of stock, investors are voting owners of the company. The owners share in the success of company profits, but are at risk if the comapny falters. |
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stock of a well-established and financially-sound company that has demonstrated its ability to pay dividends in both good and bad times.
prices fluctuate the least with these. they offer the smallest returns. |
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| Stocks issued by companies having a market capitalization between $10 billion and $200 billion(The Big Kahunas) |
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| Mid Cap "Secondary Stocks" |
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| stocks issued by companies having a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion |
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| Small Cap Companies "growth stocks" |
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| stocks issued by companies having a market capitalization between $200 million to $2 billion |
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a stock that sells for less than $1 a share.
these are the riskiest to invest in. The gains can be huge, but so can the losses! |
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| a mutual fund whose objective is to invest in a particular industry or sector of the economy to capitalize on returns |
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| the highest and lowest prices paid for the stock over the past year |
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| the highest and lowest prices paid for the stock on that day |
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| the price paid for the stock in the last trade of the day |
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| equal to the dividend as a percentage of the stock price |
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| the difference between from when you bought and sold a stock or fund |
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| P/E Ratio (Price to Earnings) |
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| equal to the stock's current price divided by the company's earnings per share from the previous year |
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| A market condition in which the prices of securities are falling or are expected to fall |
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| an investor who acts on the belief that a security or the market is falling or is expected to fall |
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| an investor who thinks the market, a specific security, or an industry will rise |
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| a market in which prices of a certain group of securites are rising or are expected to rise |
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a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks trade on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.
Often referred to as the "dow". the DJIA is the oldest and single most watched index in the world. the DJIA includes companies like General Electric, Disney, Exxon, and Microsoft. |
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| an index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value weighted index, with each stock's weight in the index proportionate to its market value |
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| borrow shares from your broker, then sell them and get the money |
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| buying shares back after borrowing them |
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| a type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings |
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| a security that gives small investors access to a well diversified portfolio of stock, bonds, and other securities |
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the group of assets--such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds--held by an investor
to reduce their risk, investors tend to hold more than just a single stock or other asset. Think of this as a pie; each chunk is divided up into specific assets such as bonds, equities, etc. |
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| a cash payment from profits announced by a company's board of directors and distributed among stockholders |
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| Going Public: Initial Public Offering (IPO) |
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| the process of selling shares that were formerly privately held to new investors for the first time |
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| SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) |
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a government commission created by Congress to regulate the securities markets and protect investors
the statutes administered by the ____ are designed to promote full public disclosure and protect the investing public against fraudulent and manipulative practices in the securites markets |
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the dividing of a company's existing stock into multiple shares
In a 2-for-1 split, each stockholder receives an additional share for each share they hold
reverse split--stocks are rolled back together |
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a statistical measure of the tendency of a market or security to rise or fall sharply within a period of time
a highly volatile market means that prices have huge swings in very short periods of time
you can figure this by comparing the 52 week high/low |
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| the type of stock in which owners do not have voting rights, but dividend payments are guaranteed |
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| a small decrease in the value of an investment that is quickly recovered |
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| a small increase in the value of an investment |
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| a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money |
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| The difference between today's last trade and the previous day's last trade. |
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