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Finance Midterm

TermDefinition
Annual Report Includes a corporation's income and balance sheet. Anything that has to do with the company's status
Bear Market A market in which the share prices are failing, encouraging selling
Beta Number A calculation that helps measure the level of risk in investing in a stock.
Blue Chip Stock Common stock for a well regarded US company. Earning profits and paying dividends regardless
Bonds an IOU + interest
Bull Market a market in which share prices are rising encouraging rising
Common Stock do not guarantee dividend and have more risk and volatility;have the right to vote on company decisions
Compound Interest interest added at regular intervals
Conservative Risk Low risk
Corporation a business that is owned by stockholders and has right and responsibilities as if it were a person
Cyclical Stocks mirrors the economy
Default failure to pay principal or interest when due
Diversification an investment strategy in which you spread your investment dollars among industry sectors
Dividend part of a company's profits to stockholders
Dow Jones Industrial Average commonly referred to as the Dow, it is an index of 30 large well known companies
Earnings the amount of money that remains after subtracting the company's expenses from its revenue
Fixed-Income Investments pay interest on a set schedule
Growth Stocks are stocks that attract investors by their potential for growth and higher stock prices. small to no dividends
High- Yield Bonds to attract investors, the issuers of these bonds pay a higher rate of interest
Income Stocks are stocks that tend to have a history of regular dividend that are the essential element in the stock's return to investors
Index reports changes, usually expressed as a percentage, in a specific financial market
Industry a group of companies that make the same products
Investor someone who risks finds by purchasing financial products with the hope the investments will increase in value over time
IPO Initial Public Offering
Market Capitalization this is the market value of a company's stock
Maturity the date when the principal amount of a security is payable
Moderate Risk growth stocks
Mutual Funds an investment instrument developed and managed by a company that pools members' money
NASDAQ a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities
P/E Ratio stands for price to earnings ratio. price per share/earnings per share
Portfolio a collection of investments owned by one individual or organization
Preferred Stock shares of ownership of a company in which the shareholder is guaranteed a dividend
Private Company a company that is owned by a person,family,or small group of investors that does not sell shares of stock in the company to the public
Public Company a company that is owned by investors who buy shares of stock, partial ownership of the assists of a business, in the corporation usually through one of the stock exchanges
Risk the chance of losing all or part of the value of an investment
Risk Tolerance is an individual investor's ability to accept loss of some or all of the money that they invested
Sector a group of stocks, often in industry.
Short Selling borrowing shares to sell, then buy back at a lower price
Share a unit of ownership in a corporation or mutual fund
Simple Interest calculate at regular intervals sole on principal
Speculative Risk high risk
Standard and Poor's 500 commonly referred to S&P's 500. index of 500 large cap stocks
Stock a type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim to a part of the company's profits or losses
Stock Exchange where brokers gather to buy and sell stocks and other securities
Stock splits when a company divides each of the outstanding shares of a company thereby lowering the price per share
Volatility potential unpredictability or instability of a stock
Volume the number of shares traded in a company's stock
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