Stocks & The Stock Market

The value of a company's outstanding shares, determined by mult. # of shares issued x current $

weighted average of stock prices used to measure stock market performance as a whole

The three largest stock markets in the world are:

This is the stock exchange we are talking about when we refer to Wall Street

This is a digital stock exchange that specializes in tech stocks

To be on this stock ex. a co. must have outstanding share value $100mil & trade 100K shares/day

This type of stock pays a set dividend but does not grant voting privileges. 

Money earned on the resale of stocks at a higher price.

On a stock report, this is the price of the stock at the end of yesterday's trading session.

A stock market in which there is a general upward trend in stock prices.

These are stocks of a nationally recognized, financially sound company.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange's best known stock index is the:

Tradable shares of ownership in a company

A market in which there is a general downward trend in stock prices

This type of stock grants voting privileges in board member elections, but pays no set dividend

 Dow Jones and the S&P are both examples of these; use prices of stocks to measure the market.

This is the largest stock market as measured by volume of stock trades in the United States

when stocks become overvalued due to speculation, fraud, etc.

This is the portion of a company's profit shared with stockholders.

A price-weighted average of 30 key stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ

current price as determined by supply & demand

This is the dollar amount assigned to a stock when it is first issued.