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Investing in stocks

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Dividends a sum of money paid regularly (typically quarterly) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves)
Common Stock shares entitling their holder to dividends that vary in amount and may even be missed, depending on the fortunes of the company.
Return on Investment measures the gain or loss generated on an investment relative to the amount of money invested
Blue Chip Stocks stock is the stock of a large, well-established and financially sound company that has operated for many years
Price/Earnings Ratio the measure of the share price relative to the annual net income earned by the firm per share.
Bear Market A market characterized by falling prices and poor investing
Bull market A period of risking stock prices and positive investing
Stockholder Owners of a corporation
Market order an order to buy/sell stock at its normal market price
Market value Marketplace price of a stock
Odd lot less than 100 shares of stock
Proxy Stockholder's written authorization to transfer voting rights to someone else, usually the company's manager
Par value assigned dollar amount that is printed on a stock certificate
Round Lot Shares bought/sold in multiples of 100
Limit order An order to buy/sell a stock only if the price is within specific limits
over the counter market network of brokers buying/selling securities of corporations that are not listed on the securities exchange
Securities exchange Marketplace where brokers who represent investor buy/sell securities
Speculative investment Investment with a chance of marking a quick profit
Direct investment Buying stock directly from a corporation
Dividend reinvestment Using dividend previously earned on stocks to buy more shares
earnings per share corporations after-tax earning divided by the number of outstanding shares of common stock
stock index a benchmark used of judge the performance of investments
stock broker employee of a brokerage firm who buys and sells securities for investors
stock split increase in the number of outstanding shares of a company's stock
ticker symbol abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes
 

 



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