10-K
The 10-K is a report that publicly traded companies must more... http://www.investorglossary.com/10-k.htm
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10-Q
A 10-Q is a quarterly report required by the SEC more... http://www.investorglossary.com/10-q.htm
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144
144 refers to SEC Rule 144 which allows restricted securities more... http://www.investorglossary.com/144.htm
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144a
144a is an SEC rule that modifies the two year more... http://www.investorglossary.com/144a.htm
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19c3 stock
A 19c3 stock is a stock that is listed on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/19c3-stock.htm
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20-F
A foreign private issuer of securities is required to file more... http://www.investorglossary.com/20-f.htm
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3C1
The 3C1 is a section of the Investment Company Act more... http://www.investorglossary.com/3c1.htm
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3C7
The 3C7 is a section of the Investment Company Act more... http://www.investorglossary.com/3c7.htm
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52-week low
The 52-week low is the lowest price that a stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/52-week-low.htm
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6-k
A 6-k is a Form 6-k or “Report of Foreign more... http://www.investorglossary.com/6-k.htm
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8-K
Form 8-K is a report that publicly traded companies must more... http://www.investorglossary.com/8-k.htm
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accrued dividend
An accrued dividend is remuneration owed by a company to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accrued-dividend.htm
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acquisition
In a broad sense, an acquisition takes place when one more... http://www.investorglossary.com/acquisition.htm
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acquisition cost
Acquisition cost is the pretax amount of money it costs more... http://www.investorglossary.com/acquisition-cost.htm
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ADR
An American Depository Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable, registered certificate more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adr.htm
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advance/decline line
The advance/decline line is a technical indicator used to graph more... http://www.investorglossary.com/advance-decline-line.htm
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after-hours trading
After-hours trading is stock trading which takes place after the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/after-hours-trading.htm
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aftermarket
The aftermarket, also called the secondary market, is the market more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aftermarket.htm
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all ordinaries
All Ordinaries or “All Ords” is the name for the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/all-ordinaries.htm
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allocation
In general, allocation means to distribute according to some plan. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/allocation.htm
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-association-of-individual-investors.htm
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american depositary receipt
An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable certificate that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-depositary-receipt.htm
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American Stock Exchange
The American Stock Exchange is one of the largest organized more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-stock-exchange.htm
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AMEX
AMEX is the American Stock Exchange. AMEX is sometimes more... http://www.investorglossary.com/amex.htm
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angel
In the financial world, the term angel is short for more... http://www.investorglossary.com/angel.htm
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angel investor
An angel investor is a private investor who provides capital more... http://www.investorglossary.com/angel-investor.htm
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announcement date
Most commonly, the announcement date is the date on which more... http://www.investorglossary.com/announcement-date.htm
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annual report
An annual report is a document that the SEC requires more... http://www.investorglossary.com/annual-report.htm
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annual return
The annual return of an investment is the amount gained more... http://www.investorglossary.com/annual-return.htm
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appraisal
An appraisal is a professional evaluation of the current market more... http://www.investorglossary.com/appraisal.htm
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appraiser
An appraiser is a person educated and trained to set more... http://www.investorglossary.com/appraiser.htm
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arbitrage
Arbitrage is a financial transaction that involves a simultaneous purchase more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arbitrage.htm
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arbitrageur
An arbitrageur is an individual or an organization that engages more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arbitrageur.htm
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arm's length transaction
An arm's length transaction is a transaction, often between two more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arm's-length-transaction.htm
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asset allocation
Asset allocation is the dividing of one’s investment portfolio among more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-allocation.htm
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asset allocation fund
An asset allocation fund is a single mutual fund that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-allocation-fund.htm
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asset turnover
Asset turnover is an efficiency ratio used in financial analysis more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-turnover.htm
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asset/equity ratio
The asset/equity ratio shows the relationship of the total assets more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-equity-ratio.htm
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at the bell
At the bell refers to the traditional opening or closing more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-bell.htm
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at the close
An at the close order is either a market order more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-close.htm
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at the market
An at the market order is an order to buy more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-market.htm
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at the opening order
An at the opening order is a way for an more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-opening-order.htm
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auction
An auction is a method of asset sale by competitive more... http://www.investorglossary.com/auction.htm
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auction market
An auction market is a market wherein buyers and sellers more... http://www.investorglossary.com/auction-market.htm
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average daily volume
Average Daily Volume is the cumulative number of shares traded more... http://www.investorglossary.com/average-daily-volume.htm
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Baby Bells
Baby bells, or Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), were essentially more... http://www.investorglossary.com/baby-bells.htm
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balanced fund
A balanced fund is a mutual fund that invests in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balanced-fund.htm
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balanced investment strategy
A balanced investment strategy is an investment approach that tries more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balanced-investment-strategy.htm
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bankrupt
To be bankrupt is to be insolvent, or in bankruptcy. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bankrupt.htm
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Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy refers to the filing of a petition with the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bankruptcy.htm
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bear
Bears are market participants who expect the market to decline. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bear.htm
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bear market
A bear market is a market in which prices decline more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bear-market.htm
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bear trap
A bear trap occurs when a declining market reverses direction, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bear-trap.htm
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bell
In a financial exchange, the sound of the bell indicates more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bell.htm
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bellwether
A bellwether stock is a stock that is generally viewed more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bellwether.htm
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bid
In practical terms, the bid is the available price at more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bid.htm
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bid/ask spread
The bid/ask spread is the difference between the price sellers more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bid-ask-spread.htm
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Big Board
Big Board is the nickname of the New York Stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/big-board.htm
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Black Friday
Black Friday refers to September 24, 1869. On Black more... http://www.investorglossary.com/black-friday.htm
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Black Monday
Black Monday, or October 19, 1987, was the day of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/black-monday.htm
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Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday refers to October 29, 1929. Black Tuesday more... http://www.investorglossary.com/black-tuesday.htm
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blue chip stock
Blue chip stock is equity in the securities of high more... http://www.investorglossary.com/blue-chip-stock.htm
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Board of Directors
Board of directors refers to a group of people that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/board-of-directors.htm
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boardroom
The boardroom is the executive conference room designed as the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/boardroom.htm
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book value
Book value has two accounting meanings. Book value is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/book-value.htm
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bottom fisher
A bottom fisher is an investor who attempts to buy more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bottom-fisher.htm
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bourse
A bourse is a European financial market. Based on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bourse.htm
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broker recommendation
A broker recommendation is an opinion given by a broker more... http://www.investorglossary.com/broker-recommendation.htm
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bubble
In markets, a bubble is an extended period of extreme more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bubble.htm
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bull
A bull is an investor who purchases a financial instrument more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bull.htm
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buyout
A buyout is an investment transaction in which a company more... http://www.investorglossary.com/buyout.htm
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call price
The call price is the price at which an issuer more... http://www.investorglossary.com/call-price.htm
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capital appreciation
Capital appreciation is defined as any increase in the market more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-appreciation.htm
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capital appreciation fund
A capital appreciation fund is a mutual fund that is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-appreciation-fund.htm
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capital gain
A capital gain is an increase in the value of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-gain.htm
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capital gains distribution
A capital gains distribution is a distribution of income from more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-gains-distribution.htm
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capital gains tax
Capital gains are subject to capital gains tax. A capital more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-gains-tax.htm
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capital stock
Capital stock is stock authorized for issue by the charter more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-stock.htm
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capitalization
The market capitalization (market cap) of a company is the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capitalization.htm
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cash
Cash consists of paper currency and coins. In the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash.htm
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cash dividend
A cash dividend is the distribution of a company's profits more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-dividend.htm
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CBOE
The CBOE, or Chicago Board Options Exchange, was founded in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cboe.htm
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CBOE Gold Index
CBOE Gold Index stands for the Chicago Board Options Exchange more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cboe-gold-index.htm
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CDR Counterparty Risk Index
The CDR counterparty risk index is a measure of credit more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cdr-counterparty-risk-index.htm
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CEO
CEO or chief executive officer is a bureaucratic position that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ceo.htm
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Certified Financial Planner
Certified Financial Planner, or CFP, is a financial professional who more... http://www.investorglossary.com/certified-financial-planner.htm
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CFA
CFA stands for Chartered Financial Analyst, a professional designation given more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cfa.htm
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CFO
CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is senior corporate officer with more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cfo.htm
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CFP
CFP is short for certified financial planner, which is a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cfp.htm
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Chairman of the Board
The Chairman of the Board is a senior corporate figure more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chairman-of-the-board.htm
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Chartered Financial Analyst
A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an investment professional who more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chartered-financial-analyst.htm
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chartist
A chartist is an investor who attempts to predict market more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chartist.htm
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chasing the market
An investor who is chasing the market purchases securities after more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chasing-the-market.htm
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Chief Operating Officer
A chief operating officer is an executive who is responsible more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chief-operating-officer.htm
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churning
Churning means excessive buying and selling in a client’s account more... http://www.investorglossary.com/churning.htm
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circuit breaker
The stock market circuit breaker has the same purpose as more... http://www.investorglossary.com/circuit-breaker.htm
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Class A Shares
Class A shares of stock are generally thought of as more... http://www.investorglossary.com/class-a-shares.htm
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Class B Shares
Class B shares are a classification of common stock that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/class-b-shares.htm
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class C shares
Class C shares are a common class of mutual funds. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/class-c-shares.htm
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closing bell
The closing bell is a signal which marks the end more... http://www.investorglossary.com/closing-bell.htm
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closing price
The closing price of a stock is the price of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/closing-price.htm
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COMEX
Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) was established in 1933 through the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/comex.htm
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commercial hedger
A commercial hedger is a corporation that attempts to stabilize more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commercial-hedger.htm
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commission
A commission is a fee paid to a third party more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commission.htm
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Commodity Exchange
A commodity exchange is a market organized to allow for more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commodity-exchange.htm
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Commodity Index
A commodity index tracks the price of various types of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commodity-index.htm
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common stock
Common stock is a security representing a legal claim to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/common-stock.htm
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composite
A composite, or composite index, is an aggregation of components more... http://www.investorglossary.com/composite.htm
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Compound Annual Growth Rate
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) measures the annual change more... http://www.investorglossary.com/compound-annual-growth-rate.htm
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compound annual return
The compound annual return shows the investment return, assuming the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/compound-annual-return.htm
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compound growth rate
The compound growth rate measures average growth of an amount more... http://www.investorglossary.com/compound-growth-rate.htm
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consensus forecast
A consensus forecast aggregates the estimates of security analysts of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consensus-forecast.htm
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consensus recommendation
The consensus recommendation is an average of analyst ratings on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consensus-recommendation.htm
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consolidated financial statement
A consolidated financial statement presents the financial position or results more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consolidated-financial-statement.htm
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contrarian
Simply put, a contrarian is an investor who makes investments more... http://www.investorglossary.com/contrarian.htm
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controlling interest
Controlling interest is simply an ownership status where a corporation more... http://www.investorglossary.com/controlling-interest.htm
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COO
COO, or Chief Operating Officer, is a member of upper more... http://www.investorglossary.com/coo.htm
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cornering the market
Cornering the market occurs when an investor or group of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cornering-the-market.htm
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corporate stock
Corporate stock is the capital or monetary fund that a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/corporate-stock.htm
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correction
A market correction is a decline in price following an more... http://www.investorglossary.com/correction.htm
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cost basis
Cost basis reflects the true cost of purchasing a financial more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cost-basis.htm
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cost/benefit analysis
Cost/benefit analysis is a process of quantifying the most economically more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cost-benefit-analysis.htm
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Counterparty Risk
Counterparty risk refers to the risk of default of one more... http://www.investorglossary.com/counterparty-risk.htm
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Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929 took place from September through November more... http://www.investorglossary.com/crash-of-1929.htm
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Crash of 1987
The Crash of 1987, Black Monday, took place on October more... http://www.investorglossary.com/crash-of-1987.htm
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CSO
CSO is an abbreviation for Chief Security Officer. A more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cso.htm
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cumulative dividend
A cumulative dividend is a dividend that, if the company more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cumulative-dividend.htm
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cumulative total return
The cumulative total return on an investment is the total more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cumulative-total-return.htm
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current market value
The current market value of a stock is its most more... http://www.investorglossary.com/current-market-value.htm
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current ratio
Current ratio is balance-sheet financial performance measure of company liquidity. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/current-ratio.htm
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current yield
Current yield is equal to a bond’s annual interest payment more... http://www.investorglossary.com/current-yield.htm
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cycle
A cycle is a recurring pattern, usually wavelike. In more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cycle.htm
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cyclical stock
A cyclical stock is one whose profits are highly correlated more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cyclical-stock.htm
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daily high
The daily high is the highest price paid for a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/daily-high.htm
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daily low
The daily low is the lowest price paid for an more... http://www.investorglossary.com/daily-low.htm
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daisy chaining
Daisy chaining is an illegal practice undertaken by brokers and more... http://www.investorglossary.com/daisy-chaining.htm
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date of record
The date of record is the date that determines which more... http://www.investorglossary.com/date-of-record.htm
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DAX 100
DAX 100 is the abbreviation for Deutscher Aktienindex 100, a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dax-100.htm
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day trader
A day trader is market participant who generally closes out more... http://www.investorglossary.com/day-trader.htm
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dead cat bounce
A dead cat bounce is any sharp rise in prices more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dead-cat-bounce.htm
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debt capital
Debt capital is funds supplied by lenders that is part more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-capital.htm
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debt ratio
For a company, the debt ratio indicates the relationship between more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-ratio.htm
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debt security
A debt security is a written agreement to repay a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-security.htm
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debt to equity ratio
The debt to equity ratio measures the portion of the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-to-equity-ratio.htm
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debt/asset ratio
The debt/asset ratio measures the ratio of the company's assets more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-asset-ratio.htm
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debt/equity ratio
The debt/equity ratio is a capitalization ratio. The debt/equity more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-equity-ratio.htm
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declaration date
The declaration date is one of three key dates associated more... http://www.investorglossary.com/declaration-date.htm
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defensive investment strategy
Defensive investment strategy is an investment approach to allocating a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/defensive-investment-strategy.htm
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defensive stock
A defensive stock is one whose profits are minimally impacted more... http://www.investorglossary.com/defensive-stock.htm
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deferred stock
Deferred stock is one or more shares of stock that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deferred-stock.htm
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delayed opening
A delayed opening is the intentional postponement of the opening more... http://www.investorglossary.com/delayed-opening.htm
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Deleveraging
Deleveraging is the unwinding of debt. Companies use leveraging more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deleveraging.htm
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delist
A public company is said to delist if it ceases more... http://www.investorglossary.com/delist.htm
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depreciation
Depreciation is the reduction in the value of an asset more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depreciation.htm
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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization are accounting transactions that record the loss more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depreciation-and-amortization.htm
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derivative
A derivative, or derivative security, is an asset whose price more... http://www.investorglossary.com/derivative.htm
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derivative security
A derivative security is an asset whose price is based more... http://www.investorglossary.com/derivative-security.htm
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Diamonds
DIAMONDS are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) trading on the American Stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diamonds.htm
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diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share is earnings per share that fully more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diluted-earnings-per-share.htm
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diluted share
Diluted share is a term used in reporting earnings per more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diluted-share.htm
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dilution
Dilution is the reduction of fractional ownership of each of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dilution.htm
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dip
A dip in the market is a decline in prices, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dip.htm
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direct purchase program
A direct purchase program allows an investor to buy stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/direct-purchase-program.htm
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Direct Stock Purchase Plan
A direct stock purchase plan (DSP) is a company-sponsored program more... http://www.investorglossary.com/direct-stock-purchase-plan.htm
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director
A director is one of a group of individuals elected more... http://www.investorglossary.com/director.htm
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disclaimer
A disclaimer is a decree that formally denies legal claim more... http://www.investorglossary.com/disclaimer.htm
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disclosure
Disclosure is the release of relevant information. Disclosure requirements play more... http://www.investorglossary.com/disclosure.htm
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discount broker
A discount broker is a stock broker offering low commission more... http://www.investorglossary.com/discount-broker.htm
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Distress Sale
A distress sale occurs when, despite non favorable selling conditions, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/distress-sale.htm
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distressed security
A distressed security is a security belonging to a company more... http://www.investorglossary.com/distressed-security.htm
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divest
To divest is to liquidate, or sell off, one’s investment more... http://www.investorglossary.com/divest.htm
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divestiture
Divestiture is the sale or disposition of a business by more... http://www.investorglossary.com/divestiture.htm
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dividend
A dividend is a payment by a corporation to its more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend.htm
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dividend clawback
A dividend clawback is an incentive for investors to keep more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-clawback.htm
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dividend payout ratio
The dividend payout ratio is the percentage of a company's more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-payout-ratio.htm
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dividend rate
The dividend rate is the amount of dividends per share more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-rate.htm
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Under a dividend reinvestment plan (also known as a DRIP more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-reinvestment-plan.htm
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dividend yield
The dividend yield is computed by dividing the annual dividend more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-yield.htm
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dividends payable
Dividends payable is a liability of the firm for the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividends-payable.htm
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divisor
Divisor is shorthand for the Dow Divisor. The popular Dow more... http://www.investorglossary.com/divisor.htm
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DJIA
The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average), also known as the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/djia.htm
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Dogs of the Dow
Dogs of the Dow is a popular investment strategy. The more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dogs-of-the-dow.htm
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dollar cost averaging
Dollar cost averaging is long-term investment strategy in which a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dollar-cost-averaging.htm
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double bottom
A double bottom is a chart pattern created when a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/double-bottom.htm
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double taxation
Double taxation occurs when a government taxes the same income more... http://www.investorglossary.com/double-taxation.htm
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double top
Double top is a term used by technical analysts to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/double-top.htm
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Dow
The term “Dow” is usually used to mean the Dow more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow.htm
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Dow dividend theory
The Dow dividend theory is a popular but simple investing more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-dividend-theory.htm
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Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index
The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index is an equity more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-asian-titans-50-index.htm
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex is an global more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-brazil-subindex.htm
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex is an international more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-china-subindex.htm
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is an international free-float more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-index.htm
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex is an global more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-india-subindex.htm
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Dow Jones Composite Average
The Dow Jones Composite Average is a combination of the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-composite-average.htm
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Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50
The Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index is an equity more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-euro-stoxx-50.htm
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Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index
The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is a worldwide more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-global-titans-50-index.htm
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the, if more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-industrial-average.htm
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Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index
The Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index is a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-global-1800-reits-index.htm
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Dow Jones Transportation Average
The Dow Jones Transportation Average is the oldest of all more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-transportation-average.htm
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Dow Jones Utility Average
The Dow Jones Utility Average was created after the Dow more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-utility-average.htm
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downside
In business jargon, downside is the risk of unfavorable outcome more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downside.htm
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downtick
A downtick is a transaction that occurs at a lower more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downtick.htm
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downtrend
A downtrend refers to declining prices. A downtrend can more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downtrend.htm
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DRIP
DRIP is the acronym for Dividend Reinvestment Plan. In a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/drip.htm
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Dutch auction
Dutch auction, started in Netherlands' farms, is a descending price more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dutch-auction.htm
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earned income
Earned income is wages, salary, tips, fees or other compensation more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earned-income.htm
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earnings
In everyday speech, earnings is often used interchangeably with income more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings.htm
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Earnings Before Interest
Earnings before interest and pretax operating income and pretax operating more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-before-interest.htm
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Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is an indicator of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-before-interest-and-taxes.htm
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earnings estimate
An earnings estimate is an estimate of a company's future more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-estimate.htm
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earnings growth
Earnings growth is a key indicator for measuring a company's more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-growth.htm
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earnings multiple
The earnings multiple of a stock, also called the price/earnings more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-multiple.htm
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Earnings per Share
A company's earnings per share (EPS) is determined by dividing more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-per-share.htm
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earnings report
An earnings report is an official document published by a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-report.htm
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earnings surprise
An earnings surprise occurs any time a stock's earnings do more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-surprise.htm
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earnings yield
The earnings yield is earnings per share divided by the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-yield.htm
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EBIT
EBIT is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ebit.htm
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economy of scale
Economy of scale (or economies of scale) fundamentally constitutes the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/economy-of-scale.htm
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EDGAR
EDGAR stands for the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval more... http://www.investorglossary.com/edgar.htm
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Elliott Wave Theory
Elliott Wave Theory was developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/elliott-wave-theory.htm
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), also known as stock purchase more... http://www.investorglossary.com/employee-stock-ownership-plan.htm
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
An Employee Stock Purchase Plan gives employee the opportunity to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/employee-stock-purchase-plan.htm
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entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is someone who attempts to create a new more... http://www.investorglossary.com/entrepreneur.htm
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EPS
EPS is earnings per share, the net income a company more... http://www.investorglossary.com/eps.htm
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equities
Equities is another name for shares or stocks. To have more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equities.htm
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equity
In business, equity refers to value of ownership. The more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity.htm
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equity market
Equity market, or stock market, is a system through which more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity-market.htm
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equity risk premium
Equity risk premium is a premium return of the stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity-risk-premium.htm
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ex-dividend
Ex-dividend means a stock is trading without the rights to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ex-dividend.htm
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ex-dividend date
The ex-dividend date is the date on which sellers rather more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ex-dividend-date.htm
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excess returns
Excess returns are generally defined as the returns provided by more... http://www.investorglossary.com/excess-returns.htm
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fair market value
The fair market value of a stock or similar commodity more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fair-market-value.htm
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fair value
Fair value is a market price that both the buyer more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fair-value.htm
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fairly valued
A fairly valued stock is a stock whose perceived value more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fairly-valued.htm
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financial analyst
Financial analyst is a finance professional who studies and reports more... http://www.investorglossary.com/financial-analyst.htm
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flight to quality
Flight to quality refers to investors moving investments into low-risk more... http://www.investorglossary.com/flight-to-quality.htm
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float
Float, also referred to as free float, is a number more... http://www.investorglossary.com/float.htm
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Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is a prestigious list of companies published more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fortune-500.htm
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forward PE
Forward PE means forward price-to-earnings ratio. Forward PE is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/forward-pe.htm
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fractional share
A fractional share is a fraction of a share or more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fractional-share.htm
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FTSE
The FTSE Group (pronounced “footsie”) computes tens of thousands of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ftse.htm
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fully invested
Being fully invested means that all assets of a trading more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fully-invested.htm
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fully valued
A stock that is fully valued is priced at a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fully-valued.htm
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fundamental analysis
Fundamental analysis attempts to find the actual value of a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fundamental-analysis.htm
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are the rules and practices more... http://www.investorglossary.com/generally-accepted-accounting-principles.htm
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golden handcuffs
Golden handcuffs are various incentives offered to key executives to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/golden-handcuffs.htm
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golden parachute
A golden parachute is an employment agreement that guarantees a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/golden-parachute.htm
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Good Til Canceled
A good til canceled order is an order to buy more... http://www.investorglossary.com/good-til-canceled.htm
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greater fool theory
The greater fool theory says there's always someone – an more... http://www.investorglossary.com/greater-fool-theory.htm
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high-tech stock
A high-tech stock is a publicly traded stock of companies more... http://www.investorglossary.com/high-tech-stock.htm
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historical data
Historical data is information about a company's past, such as more... http://www.investorglossary.com/historical-data.htm
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historical trading range
The historical trading range is the lowest and highest price more... http://www.investorglossary.com/historical-trading-range.htm
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holder of record
The holder of record is the name which appears on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/holder-of-record.htm
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HUI Index
The HUI Index represents the symbol of the AMEX Gold more... http://www.investorglossary.com/hui-index.htm
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hyip investment
An HYIP investment is a High Yield Income Program. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/hyip-investment.htm
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implied volatility
The implied volatility of an asset is an estimate of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/implied-volatility.htm
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in the black
In the black means to be profitable. The term in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/in-the-black.htm
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in the red
In the red means to record a deficit or to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/in-the-red.htm
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incubator
An incubator is an organization that helps a start-up business more... http://www.investorglossary.com/incubator.htm
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index
An index is a hypothetical basket of securities or economic more... http://www.investorglossary.com/index.htm
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indicated dividend
The indicated dividend is the estimated cash dividends a stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/indicated-dividend.htm
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indicated yield
The indicated yield is the indicated dividend for a share more... http://www.investorglossary.com/indicated-yield.htm
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indicator
Indicators are used by market timers to try and divine more... http://www.investorglossary.com/indicator.htm
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individual investor
An individual investor is a person who manages his/her own more... http://www.investorglossary.com/individual-investor.htm
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inefficient market
An inefficient market is one in which assets are underpriced more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inefficient-market.htm
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inflation-indexed security
An inflation-indexed security is a stock or bond whose return more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inflation-indexed-security.htm
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inside day
An inside day is a day in which a stock's more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inside-day.htm
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inside information
Inside information is any kind of data pertinent to the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inside-information.htm
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insider
Insider is an individual who is purview to corporate information more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insider.htm
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intrinsic value
The actual value of a security, as opposed to its more... http://www.investorglossary.com/intrinsic-value.htm
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inverted yield curve
An inverted yield curve is one where the most long-term more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inverted-yield-curve.htm
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investing
In a business context, investing is the process of committing more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investing.htm
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investment
In finance and business, an investment is an asset purchased more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment.htm
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investment adviser
An investment adviser is someone who recommends the best ways more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-adviser.htm
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investment club
An investment club is a membership organization for investors. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-club.htm
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investment company
An investment company is a firm whose business is to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-company.htm
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investment newsletter
An investment newsletter is a publication designed to help investors more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-newsletter.htm
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investment return
Investment return is the change in value of the investment more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-return.htm
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investment strategy
An investment strategy is an investment approach taken to effectively more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-strategy.htm
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investor
An investor is a person or entity that purchases assets more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investor.htm
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IPO
IPO is an acronym for Initial Public Offering. An more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ipo.htm
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IRA
An IRA - Individual Retirement Account - is a tax-sheltered more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ira.htm
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IRA rollover
An IRA rollover is a lump-sum distribution deposited from an more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ira-rollover.htm
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January Barometer
The January Barometer is a theory that states that if more... http://www.investorglossary.com/january-barometer.htm
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Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo
Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo is a slang term used more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jennifer-lopez---j.-lo.htm
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JIC
JIC, which stands for "just in case," is a strategy more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jic.htm
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Jitney
A jitney is a fraudulent investment practice in which two more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jitney.htm
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Joint Stock Company
A joint stock company is a unique entity that resembles more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-stock-company.htm
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joint venture
In law, a joint venture, commonly abbreviated JV, is a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-venture.htm
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Jonestown defense
Jonestown defense refers to an extreme defensive tactic used by more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jonestown-defense.htm
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junior
Junior is a term that signifies that which is younger more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior.htm
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Junior Capital Pool
A junior capital pool (JCP) is a type of corporate more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-capital-pool.htm
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junior debt
Junior debt is a debt (such as a bond) that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-debt.htm
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junior equity
Junior equity is equity that ranks lower than some other more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-equity.htm
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junior refunding
Junior refunding refers to a refinancing of government or corporate more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-refunding.htm
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Junior Security
A junior security is a security that ranks below other more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-security.htm
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kangaroos
Kangaroos are Australian stocks. They are so-named because of the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kangaroos.htm
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Keepwell Agreement
A keepwell agreement is a contract between a parent company more... http://www.investorglossary.com/keepwell-agreement.htm
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keiretsu
A keiretsu is a group of closely related Japanese companies, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/keiretsu.htm
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Key Performance Indicators
Key Performance Indicators or KPI are financial and non-financial metrics more... http://www.investorglossary.com/key-performance-indicators.htm
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key person insurance
Key person insurance, also known as key man life insurance, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/key-person-insurance.htm
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Key Rate Duration
Key rate duration measures portfolio sensitivity or security sensitivity. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/key-rate-duration.htm
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kickback
A kickback is a payment of money, favors, or some more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kickback.htm
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kicker
Generically, a kicker is a condition that causes some kind more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kicker.htm
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Kicking the Tires
Kicking the Tires is a slang term referring to the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kicking-the-tires.htm
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kill
A kill is defined as a cancellation of an order more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kill.htm
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killer bee
A killer bee is a party who helps a company more... http://www.investorglossary.com/killer-bee.htm
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Know Your Client
Know your client, or “KYC”, are the ethical and practice more... http://www.investorglossary.com/know-your-client.htm
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Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes
The Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes refers to several indicators more... http://www.investorglossary.com/korean-composite-stock-price-indexes.htm
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KOSPI
KOSPI is the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (or Indexes). more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kospi.htm
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large cap
Large cap is short for large market capitalization, which typically more... http://www.investorglossary.com/large-cap.htm
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large-cap stock
A large-cap stock is the stock of a company having more... http://www.investorglossary.com/large-cap-stock.htm
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lead investor
A lead investor is the primary provider of risk capital more... http://www.investorglossary.com/lead-investor.htm
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legislative risk
Legislative risk is the potential of sustaining a loss on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/legislative-risk.htm
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letter of intent
A letter of intent is a document written by one more... http://www.investorglossary.com/letter-of-intent.htm
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Level I quotes
Level I quotes real-time (non-delayed live) quotes of the best more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-i-quotes.htm
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Level II quotes
Level II quotes are everything included in Level I quotes more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-ii-quotes.htm
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Level III quotes
Level III quotes are everything included in Level I quotes more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-iii-quotes.htm
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line of credit
A line of credit, also called a credit line, is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/line-of-credit.htm
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liquidity ratio
A liquidity ratio measures a company's ability to pay its more... http://www.investorglossary.com/liquidity-ratio.htm
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listing requirements
Listing requirements are the criteria set by a stock exchange more... http://www.investorglossary.com/listing-requirements.htm
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loan stock
Loan stock is stock issued by a company in exchange more... http://www.investorglossary.com/loan-stock.htm
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long position
A long position in the stock market means that an more... http://www.investorglossary.com/long-position.htm
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majority ownership
Majority ownership is ownership of 50% or more of another more... http://www.investorglossary.com/majority-ownership.htm
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majority shareholder
In corporate governance, a majority shareholder is a shareholder that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/majority-shareholder.htm
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margin
Margin is money borrowed from a broker for trading purposes. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin.htm
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margin account
A margin account allows a trader or investor to buy more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-account.htm
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margin agreement
A margin agreement is a securities customer agreement signed by more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-agreement.htm
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margin call
A margin call is the demand by a brokerage that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-call.htm
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margin loan
A margin loan is a loan made by a broker more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-loan.htm
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margin rate
Margin rate has multiple financial meanings. The margin rate more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-rate.htm
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Mark to Market
Mark to market is an accounting calculation tracking the current more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mark-to-market.htm
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market capitalization
Market capitalization is the number of shares outstanding times the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/market-capitalization.htm
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market share
Market share is the percentage of the total market that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/market-share.htm
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mean return
Mean return for investors is the average expected return of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mean-return.htm
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micro-cap stock
A micro-cap-stock is a stock with a very small market more... http://www.investorglossary.com/micro-cap-stock.htm
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mid-cap stock
A mid-cap (mid-capitalization) stock is issued by a corporation with more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mid-cap-stock.htm
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minority interest
Minority interest represents shares owned by third parties when Company more... http://www.investorglossary.com/minority-interest.htm
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minority ownership
Minority ownership is ownership of less than 50% of a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/minority-ownership.htm
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monopoly
A monopoly is when one company dominates the market for more... http://www.investorglossary.com/monopoly.htm
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Morningstar Rating System
The Morningstar rating system evaluates mutual funds according to a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/morningstar-rating-system.htm
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Mr. Market
Mr. Market is a metaphore created by investor Benjamine Graham. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mr.-market.htm
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multiplier
In an economic model, a multiplier is a number that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/multiplier.htm
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multiplier effect
The multiplier effect describes how an increase in some economic more... http://www.investorglossary.com/multiplier-effect.htm
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mutual fund
A mutual fund is an investment company designed to pool more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mutual-fund.htm
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Nasdaq
As the world's largest electronic stock market, Nasdaq executes hundreds more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nasdaq.htm
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Nasdaq 100 Index
The Nasdaq 100 Index is an index representing the top more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nasdaq-100-index.htm
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Nasdaq Composite Index
Launched in 1971, the NASDAQ Composite Index is based on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nasdaq-composite-index.htm
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net assets
Net assets (also known as owners equity, shareholders equity, or more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-assets.htm
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net book value
Net book value is the value of an asset on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-book-value.htm
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New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a for-profit organization more... http://www.investorglossary.com/new-york-stock-exchange.htm
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news ticker
A news ticker is an electronically transmitted scroll that conveys more... http://www.investorglossary.com/news-ticker.htm
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Nifty Fifty
The Nifty Fifty were fifty blue chip stocks that enjoyed more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nifty-fifty.htm
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Nikkei Index
The Nikkei Index is the leading stock index in Japan. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nikkei-index.htm
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NYSE Composite Index
The NYSE Composite Index is a New York Stock Exchange more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nyse-composite-index.htm
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NYSE International Index
The NYSE International Index tracks the prices of the largest more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nyse-international-index.htm
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NYSE US 100 Index
The NYSE US 100 Index tracks the prices of the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nyse-us-100-index.htm
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OEX
OEX is the ticker symbol for the S&P 100 stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/oex.htm
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offshore company
An offshore company is a company that is incorporated in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/offshore-company.htm
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one time charge
A one time charge is a charge against earnings that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/one-time-charge.htm
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online broker
Like a traditional broker, an online broker executes trades for more... http://www.investorglossary.com/online-broker.htm
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online trading
Online trading is a process by which securities are traded more... http://www.investorglossary.com/online-trading.htm
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open position
Any stock or equity which is owned is said to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/open-position.htm
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opening bell
The opening bell is a signal marking the commencement of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/opening-bell.htm
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organizational chart
An organizational chart is a diagram that represents and defines more... http://www.investorglossary.com/organizational-chart.htm
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orphan stock
An orphan stock is a stock that is not preferred more... http://www.investorglossary.com/orphan-stock.htm
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OTC Bulletin Board
The OTC Bulletin Board is an automated trading system managed more... http://www.investorglossary.com/otc-bulletin-board.htm
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overvalued
A stock is overvalued if its current price exceeds the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/overvalued.htm
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paper profit
A paper profit is a unrealized gain on a security more... http://www.investorglossary.com/paper-profit.htm
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par value
Par value is the face or stated value of a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/par-value.htm
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payback period
In corporate finance, the payback period is a simple measure more... http://www.investorglossary.com/payback-period.htm
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payout ratio
The payout ratio, sometimes called the dividend payout ratio, is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/payout-ratio.htm
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PEG ratio
The PEG ratio is a formula used to estimate a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/peg-ratio.htm
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preferred shares
Preferred shares are a hybrid form of capital that have more... http://www.investorglossary.com/preferred-shares.htm
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price gap
A price gap is simply an area within a particular more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-gap.htm
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price index
A price index measures the changes over time in prices more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-index.htm
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price to cash flow ratio
The price to cash flow ratio is computed as the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-to-cash-flow-ratio.htm
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price to earnings ratio
The price to earnings ratio (P/E) is the stock price more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-to-earnings-ratio.htm
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price to sales ratio
The price to sales ratio (PSR) is computed as the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-to-sales-ratio.htm
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pro rata
Pro rata means in proportion to. Thus pro rata is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pro-rata.htm
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profit margin
Profit margin is shorthand for net profit margin, or earnings more... http://www.investorglossary.com/profit-margin.htm
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profit motive
In the free market economy, the profit motive is the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/profit-motive.htm
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profit-sharing
Profit-sharing is an arrangement between an employer and employees in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/profit-sharing.htm
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proxy fight
A proxy fight is a strategy typically used during a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/proxy-fight.htm
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proxy statement
A proxy statement contains information regarding an issue that needs more... http://www.investorglossary.com/proxy-statement.htm
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proxy vote
A proxy vote is a vote by one entity on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/proxy-vote.htm
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public company
A public company is a company that has issued securities more... http://www.investorglossary.com/public-company.htm
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public offering
A public offering is an invitation to participate in a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/public-offering.htm
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public relations
Public relations is the effort to spread interest and promote more... http://www.investorglossary.com/public-relations.htm
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pyramid scheme
A pyramid scheme is an illegal "investment" in which vested more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pyramid-scheme.htm
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quarterly report
A quarterly report is an interim report that management issues more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quarterly-report.htm
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quasi-public corporation
A quasi-public corporation is a privately operated company that is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quasi-public-corporation.htm
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quiet period
In US securities law, the quiet period was historically a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quiet-period.htm
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quorum
In law, a quorum is the minimum number of members more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quorum.htm
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quote
In the financial markets, a quote is the price at more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quote.htm
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R&D
R&D stands for Research & Development, which is an activity more... http://www.investorglossary.com/r&d.htm
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rainmaker
A rainmaker is an employee who generates a significant amount more... http://www.investorglossary.com/rainmaker.htm
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random walk theory
The random walk theory states that in an efficient market, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/random-walk-theory.htm
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rate of return
The rate of return is the percentage gain or loss more... http://www.investorglossary.com/rate-of-return.htm
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real rate of return
The real rate of return is the rate of return more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-rate-of-return.htm
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red chip
A red chip is stock of a company incorporated and more... http://www.investorglossary.com/red-chip.htm
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refund
The term refund has several meanings. A refund is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/refund.htm
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registered security
A registered security is a security whose ownership is registered more... http://www.investorglossary.com/registered-security.htm
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restricted CUSIP
A restricted CUSIP reflects the status of any restricted stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/restricted-cusip.htm
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retained earnings
Retained earnings are accumulated earnings that have not been distributed more... http://www.investorglossary.com/retained-earnings.htm
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Return on Assets
Return on assets is net income divided by total assets. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/return-on-assets.htm
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Return on Equity
Put simply, return on equity is net income divided by more... http://www.investorglossary.com/return-on-equity.htm
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Reuters
Reuters is short for the Reuters Group plc, a world-renowned more... http://www.investorglossary.com/reuters.htm
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revenue
Revenue is a term primarily used in the United States more... http://www.investorglossary.com/revenue.htm
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revenue sharing
Revenue sharing has multiple meanings. Commonly, revenue sharing is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/revenue-sharing.htm
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reverse split
A reverse split is a reduction in the number of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/reverse-split.htm
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reverse stock split
A reverse stock split is a method used by a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/reverse-stock-split.htm
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risk adjusted return
The risk-adjusted return of an asset or a portfolio is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/risk-adjusted-return.htm
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risk arbitrage
Risk arbitrage, or “risk arb” is usually taken to mean more... http://www.investorglossary.com/risk-arbitrage.htm
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risk management
Risk management is a systematic approach to minimizing an organization’s more... http://www.investorglossary.com/risk-management.htm
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risk premium
In finance, the risk premium is the additional return received more... http://www.investorglossary.com/risk-premium.htm
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risk tolerance
In investing, risk tolerance is the willingness of an investor more... http://www.investorglossary.com/risk-tolerance.htm
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ROE
ROE is an abbreviation for return on equity, which is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/roe.htm
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ROI
ROI, or return on investment, is a measurement of performance more... http://www.investorglossary.com/roi.htm
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Roth IRA
A Roth IRA - Individual Retirement Account - is a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/roth-ira.htm
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Russell 2000
The Russell 2000 is a stock-market index measuring the performance more... http://www.investorglossary.com/russell-2000.htm
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Russell 2000 index
The Russell 2000 index is a market capitalization-weighted index comprised more... http://www.investorglossary.com/russell-2000-index.htm
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Russell 3000
The Russell 3000 is an index calculated by ranking all more... http://www.investorglossary.com/russell-3000.htm
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Russell Top 50 Index
The Russell Top 50 Index is an a large cap more... http://www.investorglossary.com/russell-top-50-index.htm
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S&P 1500 Index
The S&P 1500 Index is a broad equity index. The more... http://www.investorglossary.com/s&p-1500-index.htm
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S&P 400 Index
The S&P 400 Index is an equity index representing 400 more... http://www.investorglossary.com/s&p-400-index.htm
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S&P 500 Index
The S&P 500 Index is a well known and followed more... http://www.investorglossary.com/s&p-500-index.htm
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S&P 600 Index
The S&P 600 Index is an equity index representing 600 more... http://www.investorglossary.com/s&p-600-index.htm
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S&P Global 1200 Index
The S&P Global 1200 Index is a worldwide equity index more... http://www.investorglossary.com/s&p-global-1200-index.htm
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SEC
SEC stands for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. more... http://www.investorglossary.com/sec.htm
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sell order
A sell order is an order to sell a stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/sell-order.htm
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sentiment
Sentiment is a measure of the bearishness or bullishness of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/sentiment.htm
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shareholder
A shareholder is an individual or organization owning stock in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/shareholder.htm
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shareholder of record
The shareholder of record is the person named on the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/shareholder-of-record.htm
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short position
The holder of a short position is bearish on the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/short-position.htm
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shorting
Shorting a stock or other asset is the selling of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/shorting.htm
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small-cap stock
A small-cap stock has a market capitalization between $500M and more... http://www.investorglossary.com/small-cap-stock.htm
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Socially Responsible Investing
Socially Responsible Investing (also known as SRI) requires funds to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/socially-responsible-investing.htm
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SOX Index
The SOX Index represents the symbol of the Philadelphia Stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/sox-index.htm
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stakeholder
Any individual, group or business with a vested interest (a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stakeholder.htm
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stock
Stock is a security issued in the form of shares more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock.htm
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stock buyback
A stock buyback occurs when a company repurchase their own more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-buyback.htm
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stock dividend
A stock dividend is a dividend that is paid in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-dividend.htm
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stock exchange
Stock exchanges are responsible for listing and trading the stocks more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-exchange.htm
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stock market analysis
A stock market analysis is an evaluation of the market more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-market-analysis.htm
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stock market breadth
Stock market breadth is a tally of how many stocks more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-market-breadth.htm
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stock market close
The stock market close has traditionally been at 4 pm more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-market-close.htm
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stock market index
A stock market index is a hypothetical basket of securities more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-market-index.htm
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stock market letter
A stock market letter is a term used to describe more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-market-letter.htm
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stock market timer
A stock market timer attempts to profit by predicting the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-market-timer.htm
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stock screening
Stock screening is the process of finding stocks that meets more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-screening.htm
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stock split
A stock split occurs when a company releases additional stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-split.htm
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stock symbol
Stock symbol refers to the identifying letter code for a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-symbol.htm
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stock ticker
Stock ticker is another expression for "ticker" or "ticker tape," more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stock-ticker.htm
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stockholder
A stockholder, or shareholder, is an individual or organization owning more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stockholder.htm
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stockholder of record
The stockholder of record is the registered owner of a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stockholder-of-record.htm
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stop order
A stop order is an order to automatically liquidate a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stop-order.htm
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stop-limit order
A stop-limit order automatically liquidates a stock at a specific more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stop-limit-order.htm
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stop-loss
A stop-loss is used to specify a price at which more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stop-loss.htm
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stopped out
An investor is stopped out of a position when a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/stopped-out.htm
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story stock
A story stock is one that trades primarily on expectations more... http://www.investorglossary.com/story-stock.htm
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technical analysis
Technical Analysis is a method of forecasting prices of stocks, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/technical-analysis.htm
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technical analyst
A technical analyst believes that prices move in predictable patterns, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/technical-analyst.htm
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TED Spread
A TED spread is a yield spread. On any more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ted-spread.htm
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tick
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Tick is a measure more... http://www.investorglossary.com/tick.htm
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ticker symbol
A ticker symbol is a combination of letters used to more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ticker-symbol.htm
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timing the market
An investor who is timing the market attempts to increase more... http://www.investorglossary.com/timing-the-market.htm
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total return
Total return is the sum of dividends, interest, and capital more... http://www.investorglossary.com/total-return.htm
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trailing PE
A trailing PE is a price-earnings ratio based on the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/trailing-pe.htm
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trendline
A trendline is a straight line connecting multiple points on more... http://www.investorglossary.com/trendline.htm
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UIT
An investment product that consists of a diversified basket of more... http://www.investorglossary.com/uit.htm
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undercapitalization
Undercapitalization is the condition that occurs when a business lacks more... http://www.investorglossary.com/undercapitalization.htm
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underlying security
Also called an underlier, an underlying security is the security more... http://www.investorglossary.com/underlying-security.htm
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undervalued
A stock is undervalued when, based on fundamentals like earnings more... http://www.investorglossary.com/undervalued.htm
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Uniform Gift to Minors Act
The Uniform Gift to Minors Act creates a custodial vehicle more... http://www.investorglossary.com/uniform-gift-to-minors-act.htm
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unrealized loss
An unrealized loss is a loss on an investment that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/unrealized-loss.htm
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unrealized profit
An unrealized profit is a potential profit that has not more... http://www.investorglossary.com/unrealized-profit.htm
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uptick
An uptick is a transaction that occurs at a higher more... http://www.investorglossary.com/uptick.htm
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valuation
Valuation is the attempt to determine whether a stock is more... http://www.investorglossary.com/valuation.htm
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value investing
Value investing is an investment technique where one buys shares more... http://www.investorglossary.com/value-investing.htm
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value stock
A value stock is a stock that, in the opinion more... http://www.investorglossary.com/value-stock.htm
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value-added
Value-added is used in several ways to indicate an enhancement more... http://www.investorglossary.com/value-added.htm
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venture capital
Venture capital is a source of funding for a high more... http://www.investorglossary.com/venture-capital.htm
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venture capital firm
A venture capital firm is an investment company that invests more... http://www.investorglossary.com/venture-capital-firm.htm
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VIX
VIX is the CBOE Volatility Index, created by the Chicago more... http://www.investorglossary.com/vix.htm
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volatility
In finance, volatility is a statistical measure of the tendency more... http://www.investorglossary.com/volatility.htm
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volume
Volume is a measure of trading activity. On stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/volume.htm
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Wall Street
Wall Street is a street in downtown New York City more... http://www.investorglossary.com/wall-street.htm
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Wall Street analyst
A Wall Street analyst is a security analyst who works more... http://www.investorglossary.com/wall-street-analyst.htm
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wallflower
A wallflower stock is one that has been largely ignored more... http://www.investorglossary.com/wallflower.htm
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war chest
A war chest contains funds that are set aside and more... http://www.investorglossary.com/war-chest.htm
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warrant
A warrant, or stock warrant, is a security issued by more... http://www.investorglossary.com/warrant.htm
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Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 30, more... http://www.investorglossary.com/warren-buffett.htm
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wash sale
A wash sale occurs if an investor sells a stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/wash-sale.htm
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wash sale rule
The wash sale rule is an IRS rule that prohibits more... http://www.investorglossary.com/wash-sale-rule.htm
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weighted average
A weighted average is an average that adjusts for the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/weighted-average.htm
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whipsaw
Whipsaw refers to the rapid movement of stock prices, either more... http://www.investorglossary.com/whipsaw.htm
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whisper number
A whisper number is an unofficial, unpublished forecast of a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/whisper-number.htm
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whistle blower
In US employment law, a whistle blower is an employee more... http://www.investorglossary.com/whistle-blower.htm
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white knight
A white knight is a friendly bidder who steps in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/white-knight.htm
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white-collar
White-collar is a term that refers to workers who are more... http://www.investorglossary.com/white-collar.htm
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wholly-owned subsidiary
A wholly-owned subsidiary is a company whose stock is entirely more... http://www.investorglossary.com/wholly-owned-subsidiary.htm
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widow-and-orphan stock
A widow-and-orphan stock is a low risk stock that pays more... http://www.investorglossary.com/widow-and-orphan-stock.htm
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Wilshire 5000
The Wilshire 5000 Index was created by Wilshire Associates in more... http://www.investorglossary.com/wilshire-5000.htm
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X
The letter X has a variety of meanings in the more... http://www.investorglossary.com/x.htm
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XAU Index
The XAU Index represents the symbol of the Philadelphia Gold more... http://www.investorglossary.com/xau-index.htm
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XD
XD means ex-dividend or without the dividend. The ex-dividend more... http://www.investorglossary.com/xd.htm
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XOI Index
The XOI Index represents the symbol of the American Stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/xoi-index.htm
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XR
The letters XR are an abbreviation for ex-rights. Stocks more... http://www.investorglossary.com/xr.htm
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XRT
The letters XRT are an abbreviation to signify that a more... http://www.investorglossary.com/xrt.htm
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XW
The letters XW are a symbol used to identify when more... http://www.investorglossary.com/xw.htm
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yield
In general, yield is a term that defines a return more... http://www.investorglossary.com/yield.htm
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zero downtick
In securities trading, a zero downtick is a trade that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/zero-downtick.htm
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zero minus tick
A zero minus tick transaction occurs when a listed stock more... http://www.investorglossary.com/zero-minus-tick.htm
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zero plus tick
Zero plus tick refers to a transaction where the price more... http://www.investorglossary.com/zero-plus-tick.htm
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zero uptick
In securities trading, a zero uptick is a trade that more... http://www.investorglossary.com/zero-uptick.htm
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