Financial Math Terms

corporate action in which a company reduces the total number of its outstanding shares

an arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security

unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes.

An accounting method that fixes the cost of goods sold to the most recent purchases

grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds and cash equivalents

The difference between the prior sessions closing price and the current session’s closing price

number of shares or contracts traded in a security or an entire market

distribution of a portion of a company's earnings

a company's stock currently held by all its shareholders

order amount for a security that is less than normal unit of trading for that particular asset

helps smooth out price action by filtering out the “noise” from random price fluctuations.

A transaction on an exchange that occurs at a price below the previous transaction.

units of ownership interest in a corporation

security that represents ownership in a corporation

total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares

The end of a trading session in financial markets

income return on an investment

McDonalds ticker symbol is

loss incurred when a capital asset, such as an investment or real estate, decreases in value

analyst who tries to figure out exactly what a stock is worth.

group of 100 shares of a stock, or any group of shares that can be evenly divided by 100

lowest price at which a stock trades

any person, company or other institution that owns at least one share of a company’s stock.

highest price at which a stock traded

alculated by averaging the high, low, and closing prices, and multiplying by the daily volume.

increase in the value of a capital asset that gives it a higher worth than the purchase price.

corporate action in which a company divides its existing shares into multiple shares

What is an example of a public corporation?

company with private ownership

basic economic concept involving the buying and selling of goods and services

company that has issued securities through an initial public offering

An unexecuted order that is still valid

date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrumentends

trades outside of major market exchanges at a low price and has a small market capitalization

Ford's ticker symbol is

What is an example of a private corporation?

General Electric's ticker symbol is

transaction for a financial instrument that occurs at a higher price than the the one before

individual or firm that charges a fee or commission for executing buy and sell orders

Bank of America' ticker symbol is

debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity which borrows the funds

Apples ticker symbol is