Stock Market Terms

The price that a buyer is willing to pay for shares of a stock. -

Information on a stock’s latest trading price. This is sometimes delayed-

Investors expect stock prices to fall in a ________-

The portion of a company’s earnings paid on an annual or quarterly basis to shareholders (Not all stocks offer this)

Betting that the company’s stock will increase in price/Looking to buy low and sell high-

A stock that invests your money in dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of individual stocks-

A collection of investments owned by an investor.

ETF stands for exchange-traded fund-

A ______ account lets a person borrow money from a broker to purchase an investment-

IPO stands for Initial Public Offering

A unique alphabetic symbol that represents a publicly traded company on a stock exchange-

Take a position or buy shares of a stock. -

A place where different investments are traded-

Total number of shares that a company can trade. It’s always larger than the public float-

The practice of buying and selling within the same trading day, before the markets close-

A rapid increase in the general price level of the market or of a given stock’s price-

How fast a stock price moves up and down. The more rapid the movement, the greater the _______-

A market condition where stock prices are expected to rise-

Provides instruction to only execute at or under a purchase price or at or above a sale price. Always use-

After you've bought shares of a stock and it goes up to the value you wanted it to reach, you will most likely _____

Provides instruction to execute, as quickly as possible, a transaction at the present price. Don't use this.

This is when an investor buys more of a stock as the price goes down-