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Terms related to stock. This glossary will help you understand various important terms in the stock market

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Created by: Cherryhqh

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An over the counter agreement between two parties where one agrees to buy a certain asset from the other party at a specific price after more than one-year; results show that the rate of return on ...

Domain: Economy; Category: Economics

A corporation whose stock trades on one of the seven U.S. stock exchanges. Each exchange establishes its own listing criteria, which may include financial standards requirements and a minimum number ...

Domain: Economy; Category: Economics

The risk that arises from the difficulty of selling an asset. An investment may sometimes need to be sold quickly. Unfortunately, an insufficient secondary market may prevent the liquidation or limit ...

Domain: Economy; Category: Economics

Stocks not fully paid for but instead bought on credit. Such stock is said to have been "bought on margin." Leveraged stocks magnify gains in the rising markets, and magnify losses in the declining ...

Domain: Economy; Category: Economics

A portfolio that contains securities purchased with borrowed money. The portfolio is risky since securities may end with a loss making the investor liable to repay borrowed capital. In the event the ...

Domain: Economy; Category: Economics

The illegal practice of making a transaction that took place in after-hours trading appear to be executed during the regular trading session for the purpose of securing a better price. Late-day ...

Domain: Economy; Category: Economics

The number of new shares of stock that a stockholder receives as the result of a stock split. In a stock split, the company announces that each share of their stock is now worth some number of ...

Domain: Economy; Category: Economics

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