Stock Market & Investing - CCB

Investors who own a percentage of a corporation.

A market where orders to buy/sell stocks are sent and carried out.

A period of decline in the stock markets (sluggish).

First time a company's stock is sold on the stock exchange.

Stock market index based on the value of 500 companies with stock listed on NYSE or NASDAQ. 

Stock ownership where you may or may not receive a dividend if the company makes profit.

Money paid to shareholders out of company profits.

An individual LICENSED to buy and sell shares of stock.

Companies reduce the stock price to make it affordable - more shares at lower price.

Money deposit into bank for a specified period of time for a slightly higher interest rate.

A type of stock ownership that would receive dividends before other common shareholders.

A period of growth in the stock markets where investors are motivated to buy stocks.

Rough calculation or judgement of a value.

Investment strategy used when trading stocks.

Wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization.

Guessing what might happen to your stocks in the future.

Stock prices that go up and down in value.

What is a stock?

Company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity and recognized by law.

A way of measuring how the stock markets are doing.

Loaning money to business/government for a period of time at a fixed/variable interest rate.

Major stock exchange (2nd largest in the world) in US where stocks are traded electronically.

Reasons companies sell stock to get money.....

A professionally managed investment that is diversified because it has multiple holdings.

A useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.

The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.

The process of buying and selling a share of stock

Short abbreviation that represents a company and used to trade stock on the exchanges.

A financial gain - the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent.

Selling a stock for a higher price than you paid for it.

The largest American stock exchange located on Wall Street in New York City - the "big board".

Continuing for a long time or longer than usual.

A financial situation with the potential to lose money.