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HHS - Terms for Saving/Investing Unit

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A share of ownership in a company   Common Stock  
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The fee a broker and/or stockbroker collects for helping people buy and sell a stock   Commission  
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An individual or business that specializes in bringing together buyers and sellers of stocks   Broker  
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Sale of stock borrowed from a broker   Short Sale  
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Money earned on your original deposit and on the interest payments you have received on that deposit in the past   Compound Interest  
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A person who buys the product or service offered by a business   Customer  
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The amount of profit a company pays to its stockholders   Dividends  
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The rival efforts of two or more people or businesses acting independently to get the business of others by offering a better price or higher level of quality in goods or services   Competition  
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The different quantities of a resource, good, or service that will be purchased at various possible prices during a specific time period   Demand  
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An increase above the original purchase price in the money received from the sale of stock   Gain  
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The amount paid for borrowing someone else's money   Interest  
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Stocks that have been approved and listed for trading by one of the organized stock exchanges   Listed Stocks  
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The putting to use of money, capital, or time in the hope of getting a profitable return   Investment  
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An order to buy or sell a stock at a certain (or better) price   Limit Order  
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A group of companies that produce or sell the same kind of product or service   Industry  
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A decrease from the original purchase price in the money received from the sale of a stock   Loss  
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A selection of investments used to produce an income or return   Portfolio  
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Those markets in which stocks are offered for sale for the first time   Primary Market  
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The process through which buyers and sellers exchange with one another   Market  
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A market in which the public trades stocks that someone already owns   Stock Market  
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The different quantities of a resource, good, or service that will be offered for sale at various prices during a specific time period   Supply  
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Those markets in which stocks can be bought and sold once they are approved for public sale   Secondary Markets  
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A trade or transaction between a willing buyer and a willing seller   Voluntary Exchange  
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The chance of losing money   Risk  
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The amount of profit a company keeps to buy new equipment, buildings, and other resources that the company uses to expand and modernize   Retained Earnings  
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