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28 Cards in this Set
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ALLOR NOTHING ORDER |
ANORDER TO A BROKER TO BUY ALL SHARES AT A SET PRICE OR CANCEL THE ORDER. THISPREVENTS THE BROKER FROM BUYING THE STOCK AT DIFFERENT PRICES (USUALLY HIGHER)DURING THE DAY. |
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BEAR MARKET |
ANUNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE BASED ON SUCH THINGS AS RISING INTEREST RATES OR ABUILD UP OF INVENTORIES BY BUSINESSES. |
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BLUE-CHIPSTOCK |
USUALLYTHE SHARES OF A WELL ESTABLISHED COMPANY WITH GOOD RECORDS OF EARNINGS ANDDIVIDENDS OVER THE YEARS. |
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BOARDLOT |
100SHARES. ALL PRICE QUOTES ARE BASED ON A BOARD LOT. |
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BOOKVALUE |
THEDOLLAR VALUE OF NET ASSETS THAT BELONG TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY."BOOK VALUE" IS AN ACCOUNTING TERM AND IS CALCULATED FROM FIGURESLISTED ON A COMPANY'S BALANCE SHEET. A COMPANY'S STOCK USUALLY SELLS FOR MOREOR LESS THAN BOOK VALUE ON THE OPEN MARKET (THE "MARKET VALUE") |
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"BULLMARKET |
AMARKET WHERE THERE IS A CONTINUOUS GROWTH IN THE PRICE OF STOCKS BASED ON APOSITIVE ATTITUDE OF INVESTORS THAT THE FUTURE RESULTS OF COMPANIES WILL BESTEADILY INCREASING. |
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CATS |
COMPUTERASSISTED TRADING SYSTEM - USED AT THE TSE AND OTHER STOCK MARKETS. |
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EARNINGSPER SHARE |
HOWMUCH A COMPANY EARNS PER COMMON SHARE. IT'S CALCULATED BY SUBTRACTING DIVIDENDSPAID TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS FROM NET EARNINGS AND DIVIDING BY THE NUMBER OFCOMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING. |
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FLOAT |
THENUMBER OF SHARES HELD BY INVESTORS OUTSIDE THE COMPANY THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO BETRADED. |
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GREENMAILING |
ASTRATEGY OF BUYING UP LARGE BLOCKS OF A COMPANY'S STOCK AND THREATENING ATAKEOVER BID, IN THE EXPECTATION OF BEING BOUGHT OFF AT A HIGHER PRICE BY THECOMPANY OR, MORE COMMONLY, A FRIENDLY PARTY COMMONLY CALLED A "WHITEKNIGHT". |
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INDUSTRYGROUP |
ANINDEX OF STOCKS FROM COMPANIES IN THE SAME TYPE OF INDUSTRY. |
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INSIDERTRADING |
THEBUYING AND SELLING OF A COMPANY'S STOCK BY SENIOR OFFICERS OF THAT COMPANY, ORBY SHAREHOLDERS CONTROLLING MORE THAN 10% OF THE STOCK. |
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INTERLISTING |
STOCKSTHAT ARE LISTED ON MORE THAN ONE EXCHANGE. e.g. THE TSE AND THE MSE |
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NASDAQ |
NATIONALASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATION SYSTEM - USED IN THEU.S. |
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PENNY STOCKS |
SPECULATIVESTOCKS CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR LOW PRICE PER SHARE. |
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PORTFOLIO |
THESECURITIES OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR; AN INVESTOR'SPORTFOLIO MAY CONTAIN COMMON AND PREFERRED SHARES, BONDS, OPTIONS AND OTHERTYPES OF INVESTMENTS. |
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PREFERREDSHARES |
THEDIVIDEND OF THESE SHARES ARE FIXED AND THEY GET THEIR DIVIDEND BEFORE COMMONSHAREHOLDERS. |
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PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO |
THEPRICE OF COMMON STOCK DIVIDED BY ANNUAL EARNINGS PER SHARE. ALSO CALLED P/ERATIO OR P/E MULTIPLE. USED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE MARKET IS WILLING TO PAY FORONE YEAR OF A COMPANY'S EARNINGS PER SHARE. |
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RESOURCESTOCK |
ACOMPANY WHOSE ASSETS AND BUSINESS IS INVOLVEDINNATURAL RESOURCES, MINERALS, FOREST LAND, OIL AND NATURAL GAS.RISK:THE POSSIBILITY THAT AN INVESTMENT WILL NOT ACHIEVE IT'S EXPECTED RETURN. |
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STOCKMARKET INDEX |
AFIGURE CALCULATED TO MEASURE THE STATE OF THE STOCK MARKET, BASED ON THEPERFORMANCE OF A GROUP OF STOCKS THAT MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA SET BY THE STOCKEXCHANGE OR OTHER BODY THAT CALCULATES THE INDEX (ex. THE TSE 300 COMPOSITE INDEX'TSE', THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE 'DJIA', THE STANDARD AND POOR'S 500'S&P 5000). |
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STOP-LOSSORDER |
PREDETERMININGAHEAD OF TIME THE AMOUNT YOU ARE WILLING TO LET THE PRICE OF YOUR STOCK DROPBEFORE YOU SELL IT. e.g. A STOCK BOUGHT AT $10.00 WOULD HAVE A 15% STOP-LOSSORDER PUT ON IT. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE SOLD AT $8.50 AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER THESTOCK DROPPED TO THAT PRICE. |
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YIELD |
INCOMEON AN INVESTMENT EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE. THE YIELD ON A STOCK IS CALCULATEDBY DIVIDING THE DIVIDEND BY THE CURRENT MARKET PRICE. |
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