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A market in which securities, commodities, options or futures are traded
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Exchange
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The market in which shares are issued and traded either through exchanges or over-the-counter markets
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Stock Market
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A corporation, operated by a board of directors, responsible for listing securities, setting policies and supervising the stock exchange and its member activities
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NYSE
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Created in 1971, this was the world's first electronic stock market
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Nasdaq
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The third largest stock market exchange by trading volume in the United States
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AMEX
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Founded in 1973, this is an exchange that focuses on options contracts for individual equities, indexes and interest rates.
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CBOE
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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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Stock
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A unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes
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Stock symbol
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An agent that charges a fee or commission for executing buy and sell orders submitted by an investor
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Stockbrocker
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A unit of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset
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Shares
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A government commission created by Congress to regulate the securities markets and protect investors
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SEC
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In the Investment world, this expression is used to describe a very bad investment that causes an investor to lose everything he or she has invested
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Losing your shirt
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The end of a trading session
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Close
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A bell that rings to signify the day's start of trading
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Opening bell
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A financial market of a certain group of securities in which prices are rising or are expected to rise
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Bull Market
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A market condition in which the price of securities are falling or are expected to fall
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Bear Market
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Stock or any other security representing any ownership interest
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Equity
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A service charge assessed by any agent in return for arranging the purchase or sell of a security or real estate
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Commission
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A debt investment with which the investor loans money to any entity (company or govt) that borrows the funds for a defined period
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Bond
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A basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type
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Commodities
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A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners
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Corporation
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A resource having economic value that an individual corporation or country owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide future benefits
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Asset
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