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Change

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Difference between yesterday’s closing price and the last

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Last

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Current trading price of one share

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Volume

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Total number of shares that have been traded on the most recent trading day

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Day high

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Highest price of stock during current days trading

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Day low

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Lowest price of stock during current days trading

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Open

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Price paid in the stocks first transaction of the day

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Previous close

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Price of the stock at the end of yesterday’s trading

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Bid

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Price of which someone is willing to pay for a stock

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Ask

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Price that a holder is willing to sell for

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52 week high

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Highest price for an individual share of a stock in the past year

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52 week low

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Lowest price paid for a share within last year

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P/E

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Closing price divided by latest 12 months earnings per share

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Earnings/share

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Total earnings divided by number of stocks issued

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Dividend

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Cash payment per share made by company to the shareholders

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Current dividend yield

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Yield on a given investment based on its current price

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Shares outstanding

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Number of shares that have been issued to the public

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Exchange

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Organization that provides a marketplace for the trading of a listed stock

NYSE
Nasdaq

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Underwriter

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Sets starting price

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Stockholders

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Own a piece of the corporation

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Capital gain

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Increase in value or stock

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Capital loss

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Price goes down and you lose money

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Common stocks

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Varied dividend
Board of directors decides if a dividend will be paid
Voting rights

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Preferred stocks

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Fixed dividend paid at regular intervals (May be less)
Paid before common stockholders if corp fails
No voting rights

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Income stocks

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Consistent high dividends

Very strong and stable

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Growth stocks

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Reinvest profits from stocks into corporation
Little or no dividend
Long term

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Less established stocks

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Young and small corporations

Inexpensive and risky

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Blue chip stocks

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Large and well established corporations
Market leader in its sector
Safe with moderate returns

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Defensive stocks

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Remains stable and pays dividend during bad economy

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Cyclical stocks

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Do well when economy is stable

Do portly in recessions

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Par value

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Assigned dollar value printed on stock certificate

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Market value

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Price investors are willing to pay
Undervalued-stock worth more than selling price (good for investors)
Overvalued-stock worth more than potential(risky)

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Stock price determined by…

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  • Earning power (making a profit) & debt
  • interest rates (when interest is higher than inflation, people buy stock
  • demand (high demand=profit)
  • earnings per share (measure of profitably)
  • price to earnings ratio (measure of value)
  • return on investment (capital gain)
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Securities exchange

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Marketplace where brokers representing investors meet to buy and sell stocks
-NYSE, AMEX

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Over the counter

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Network of brokers who buy and sell securities that are not listed on securities exchange

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Bull market

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Prices are rising or expected to rise

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Bear market

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Prices are falling

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Buy on margin

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Borrow money from broker, invest in stocks

Pay back money plus fees

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Short selling

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Selling stock borrowed from a broker and buy back later at a cheaper price

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Buy and hold

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Hold stocks for many years and try to earn dividends

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Stock split

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Corporations increase shares outstanding

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Dollar cost averaging

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Systematic purchase of an equal dollar amount of the same stock at regular intervals

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Direct investment

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Buy direct from corporation to avoid brokerage fees and buy at a lower price

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Reinvesting dividends

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Use dividends to purchase more stock avoiding brokerage fees

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Stock indexes

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Benchmark used to judge the performance of your investment (Dow jones, standard and poor, Nasdaq composite)

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Stock portfolio

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Collection of stock holdings

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Ticker symbol

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Abbreviated stock name

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DRIP

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Dividend reinvestment plan- buy direct from company

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