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time value of money

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principle that invested money grows, over time, by earning interest or some other form of return

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compound growth

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compounding of interest over time - with each additional time period, interest returns accumulate

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stock

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portion of ownership of a corporation

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common stock

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most basic form of ownership, including voting rights on major issues, in a company

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market value

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current price of a share of stock in the stock market

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book value

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value of a common stock expressed as the firm’s owners’ equity divided by the number of common shares

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dividend

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payment to shareholders, on a per-share basis, out of the company’s earnings

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mutual fund

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company that pools cash investments from individuals and organizations to purchase a portfolio of stocks, bonds, and other securities

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prospectus

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registration statement filed with the SEC containing information for prospective investors abut the security to be offered and the issuing company

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insider trading

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illegal practice of using special knowledge about a firm for profit or gain

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exchange-traded fund

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bundle of stocks or bonds that are in a n index that tracks the overall movement of a market but, unlike a mutual fund, can be traded like a stock

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securities

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stocks, bonds, and mutual funds representing secured, or asset-based, claims by investors against issuers

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securities markets

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markets in which stocks and bonds are sold

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primary securities market

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market in which new stocks and bonds are bought and sold by firms and governments

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securities and exchange commission (SEC)

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government agency that regulates US securities markets

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investment bank

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financial institution that specializes in issuing and reselling new securities

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secondary securities market

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market in which existing (not new) stocks and bonds are sold to the public

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stock exchange

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an organization of individuals to provide an institutional auction setting in which stocks can be bought and sold

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national association of securities dealers automated quotation (NASDAQ) system

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world’s oldest electronic stock market consisting of dealers who buy and sell securities over a network of electronic communications

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electronic communication network (ECN)

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electronic trading system that brings buyers and sellers together outside traditional stock exchanges

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stock broker

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individual or organization that receives and executes buy and sell orders on behalf of outside customers in return for commissions

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book-entry ownership

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procedure that holds investors’ shares in book-entry form, rather than issuing a physical paper certificate of ownership

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market index

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statistical indicator designed to measure the performance of a large group of stocks or track the price changes of stock market

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bull market

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period of rising stock prices, lasting 12 months or longer, featuring investor confidence for future gains and motivation to buy

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bear market
period of falling stock prices marked by negative investor sentiments with motivation to sell ahead of anticipated losses
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dow jones industrial average (DJIA)
oldest and most widely cited market index based on the prices of 30 blue-chip, large-cap industrial firms on the NYSE
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S&P 500
market index of US equities based on the performance of 500 large-cap stocks representing various sectors of the overall equities market
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NASDAQ composite index
market index that includes all NASDAQ-listed companies, both domestic and foreign, with a high proportion of technology companies and small-cap stocks
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Russell 2000 index
specialty index that uses 2000 stocks to measure the performance of the smallest US companies
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risk-return (risk-reward) relationship
principle that safer investments tend to offer lower returns whereas riskier investments tend to offer higher returns (rewards)
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current/interest dividend yield
yearly dollar amount of income divided by the investment's current market value, expressed as a percentage
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price appreciation
increase in the dollar value of an investment at two points in time (the amount by which the price of a security increases)
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capital gain
profit realized from the increased value of an investment
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diversification
purchase of several different kinds of investments rather than just one
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asset allocation
relative amount of funds invested in (or allocated to) each of several investment alternatives
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portfolio
combined holdings of all the financial investments of any company or individual
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secured loan (asset-backed loan)
loan to finance an asset, backed by the borrower pledging the asset as collateral to the lender
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collateral
asset pledged for the fulfillment of repaying a loan
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loan principal
amount of money that is loaned and must be repaid
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annual percentage rate (APR)
one-year rate that is charged for borrowing, expressed as a percentage of the borrowed principal
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unsecured loan
loan for which collateral is not required
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angel investors
outside investors who provide new capital for forms in return for a share of equity ownership
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venture capital
private funds from wealthy individuals seeking investment opportunities in new growth companies
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corporate bond
formal pledge obligating the issuer (the company) to pay interest periodically and repay the principal at maturity
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bond indenture
legal document containing complete details of a bond issue
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maturity date (due date)
future date when repayment of a bond is due from the bond issuer (borrower)
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face value (par value)
amount of money that the bond buyer (lender) lent the issuer and that the lender will receive upon repayment
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default
failure of a borrower to make payment when due to a lender
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bondholders' claim
requires for court enforcement of a bond's terms of payment
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bankruptcy
court-granted permission for a company to not pay some or all debts
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mortgage-baked security (MBS)
mortgages pooled together to form a debt obligation - a bond - that entitles the holder (investor) to cash that flows in from the bundled mortgages
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initial public offering (IPO)
first sale of a company's stock to the general public
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corporate raider
investor conducting a type of hostile corporate takeover against the wishes of the company
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stock split
stock dividend paid in additional shares to shareholders, thus increasing the number of outstanding shares
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market capitalization (market cap)
total dollar value of all the company's outstanding shares
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debt financing
long-term borrowing from sources outside a company
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equity financing
using the owners' funds form inside the company as the source for long-term funding

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