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