Stock Market Terms Study Cards
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A share of ownership in a corporation that represents a claim on the company's assets and earnings
A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders typically as a distribution of profits
The total value of a company's shares calculated by multiplying share price by number of outstanding shares
A market condition where stock prices are rising or expected to rise generally indicating investor optimism
A market condition where stock prices fall 20% or more from recent highs indicating investor pessimism
The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock at a given time
The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for a stock at a given time
The difference between the bid price and ask price of a stock
The number of shares traded in a security during a specific time period
Price-to-earnings ratio - a valuation measure comparing a company's stock price to its earnings per share
Initial Public Offering - when a private company first sells shares to the public
When a company divides existing shares into multiple shares reducing the price per share proportionally
The annual dividend payment divided by the stock's current price expressed as a percentage
A measure of how much a stock's price fluctuates over time
An order to buy or sell a stock at a specific price or better
An order to buy or sell a stock immediately at the current market price
An order to sell a stock when it reaches a certain price to limit losses
Borrowing shares to sell them hoping to buy them back later at a lower price
A brokerage account that allows investors to borrow money to purchase securities
A stock market index that measures the performance of 500 large US companies
A stock market index that tracks 30 large publicly-owned US companies
A global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities and the second-largest stock exchange
A company's net profit divided by the number of outstanding shares
An investment vehicle that pools money from many investors to purchase securities
Exchange-Traded Fund - a security that tracks an index commodity bonds or basket of assets
A measure of a stock's volatility relative to the overall market
The highest and lowest prices at which a stock has traded during the past 52 weeks
A firm that provides liquidity by being ready to buy or sell securities at publicly quoted prices
Trading that occurs outside regular market hours typically through electronic networks
A unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes
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