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Stock Market Vocab
vocabulary regarding finance and the Stock Market.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dividend | A portion of a company's profits that may be paid to shareholders. |
| Liquidity | How quickly you convert an object into money. To Liquidate a stock is to sell it with little no loss in value. |
| Private Company | A company owned by a person, family, or small group of investors that does not sell stock to the company. |
| Profit | The amount of money that remains after subtracting the company's expenses from it's revenue. |
| Public Company | A company owned by investors who buy shares of stock usually through stock exchange. |
| Risk | The chance of losing all or part of your investment |
| Stock | Ownership of shares in a buisnes. Companies issue stock to raise money for their own purpouses. |
| Stockholders | One who owns shares in a buisness. |