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Stock Market Basics

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1. Buying a stock at a price you set






2. The person(s) resposible for implementing a fund's investing strategy and managing its portfolio trading activities






3. A measure of stock market prices based on thirty leading companies of the new york stock exchange and nasdaq






4. Mutual fund in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge






5. Detailed acct of company's financial position - its operations - and its investment plans for the future which is submitted to SEC for approval






6. A market characterized by rising prices for securities






7. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public






8. A computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter






9. A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation. There is no guarantee of making money with a stock.






10. Financing for new - often high-risk ventures






11. The most basic form of ownership - including voting rights on major issues - in a company






12. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day






13. That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders






14. The system that prints or dsplays last sale prices and the volume of securities transactions on exchanges on a moving tape






15. 1directly with other investors - indirectly through a broker who arranges transactions with others - directly with a dealer who buys and sells securities from inventory






16. An order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price






17. American Stock Exchange






18. NASDAQ was opened to his which is a website that allowed investors to trade directly with one another;






19. A certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money






20. A group of underwriters formed to share the risk and to help sell an issue






21. A stock selling for less that $1/share; usually high risk






22. Financing for new - often high-risk ventures






23. Buying a stock at a price you set






24. Price/earnings






25. New York Stock Exchange






26. A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation. There is no guarantee of making money with a stock.






27. A preliminary prospectus among investor to generate interest in the stock offering






28. That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders






29. Also known as secondary and follow-on offering






30. An order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level






31. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day






32. Price/earnings






33. Trading that occurs off the exchange on which the security is listed and fourth market is the direct trading of exchange-listed securities maong investors






34. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public






35. Bid- price dealer is willing to pay - ask- price dealer will sell at






36. A computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter






37. Underwriter doesn't guarantee any particular amount of money to the issuer






38. Buys & sells for clients at a reduced commission. They offer little or no investment advice.






39. Securities or SEO offered to the public on a first-come first serve basis






40. The market in which securities that are not listed on exchanges are traded






41. A division of shares of a company into a larger number of shares. (A 2 for 1 allows a shareholder to double the number of shares but worth one half of their previous value - like trading a $10 for 2 $5's)






42. Once the stock price reaches the preset stop price the order is converted ito a limit order






43. The system that prints or dsplays last sale prices and the volume of securities transactions on exchanges on a moving tape






44. Stock from nationally recognized companies which dominate the industry often having annual revenue of one billion or more






45. Securities market where dealers buy and sell securities for their own inventories; NASDAQ is one example






46. Stop order is where the customer specifies a stop price in which once it's reached - it is converted into a market order






47. Trading that occurs off the exchange on which the security is listed and fourth market is the direct trading of exchange-listed securities maong investors






48. 1directly with other investors - indirectly through a broker who arranges transactions with others - directly with a dealer who buys and sells securities from inventory






49. NASDAQ is a computer network with no physical location and has a multiple market maker system rather than a specialist system






50. The most basic form of ownership - including voting rights on major issues - in a company







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