1.1 & 1.2 Vocab

business owner is personally responsible for the debts of business regardless of profit.

Investors who purchase shares of stock in a corporation.

This means that some of the trades are made after the market closes

number of shares traded in a given time period

money used to start or expand a business

Difference between closing price of previous day and current day.

major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network

Groups of 100 shares that were traded within a given day.

computer grid interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

highest price for an individual share of stock during the past year

Total valuation of a company determined by (stock price) x (total shares of stock)

financial responsibilty of a business owners only for what they invested in the business.

primary US stock exchange

stock market transactions

business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally liable for debts

lowest price at which one share of stock was traded in a given day