S&P 1500
The S&P 1500 Index is a broad equity index. The S&P 1500 Index is weighted by market capitalization. more...
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sell order
A sell order is an order to sell a stock or other asset. A sell order can be used to more...
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sentiment
Sentiment is a measure of the bearishness or bullishness of market participants. Major market turning points can be accompanied by more...
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shareholder
A shareholder is an individual or organization owning stock in a company. Pension funds and mutual funds are examples of more...
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shareholder of record
The shareholder of record is the person named on the company's books as owning one or more shares of that more...
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short position
The holder of a short position is bearish on the price of some asset, or expecting the price to fall. more...
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shorting
Shorting a stock or other asset is the selling of something not yet owned. Whereas buying, or going long an more...
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small-cap stock
A small-cap stock has a market capitalization between $500M and $2B. These are not precise limits, as different brokerages, funds more...
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Socially Responsible Investing
Socially Responsible Investing (also known as SRI) requires funds to only invest in companies which meet certain moral or ethical more...
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stakeholder
Any individual, group or business with a vested interest (a stake) in the success of an organization is considered to more...
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stock
Stock is a security issued in the form of shares that represent ownership interests in a company. There is both more...
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stock buyback
A stock buyback occurs when a company repurchase their own shares from the marketplace. Companies may decide on a stock more...
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stock dividend
A stock dividend is a dividend that is paid in shares of the company's stock rather than in cash. A more...
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stock exchange
Stock exchanges are responsible for listing and trading the stocks of publicly-owned companies. Stock exchanges may be organized as physical more...
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stock fund
A stock fund invests primarily in corporate equity securities and can be organized as a Unit Investment Trust (UIT), closed-end more...
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stock market analysis
A stock market analysis is an evaluation of the market in an attempt to predict future market actions or to more...
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stock market breadth
Stock market breadth is a tally of how many stocks rose in value versus how many stocks declined in value. more...
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stock market close
The stock market close has traditionally been at 4 pm New York Time. A closing bell was sounded, signaling the more...
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stock market index
A stock market index is a hypothetical basket of securities designed to track market changes. The most widely followed US more...
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stock market letter
A stock market letter is a term used to describe a stock advisory newsletter. A stock market letter can be more...
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stock market timer
A stock market timer attempts to profit by predicting the ups and downs of the market. A stock market timer more...
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stock screening
Stock screening is the process of finding stocks that meets an investor's selection criteria.
Stock screening can be done based more...
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stock split
A stock split occurs when a company releases additional stock in a structured manner without decreasing shareholder equity. For more...
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stock symbol
Stock symbol refers to the identifying letter code for a security to trade on an exchange or over the counter more...
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stock ticker
Stock ticker is another expression for "ticker" or "ticker tape," the scrolling display on trading floors, at the bottom of more...
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stockholder
A stockholder, or shareholder, is an individual or organization owning stock in a company. Ownership is symbolized by a stock more...
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stockholder of record
The stockholder of record is the registered owner of a security. Dividends and other distributions are paid to the stockholder more...
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stop order
A stop order is an order to automatically liquidate a stock position when the stock's price reaches a certain point. more...
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stop-limit order
A stop-limit order automatically liquidates a stock at a specific price. A stop-limit order is designed to either protect a more...
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stop-loss
A stop-loss is used to specify a price at which a trader wishes to sell their stock or security. Typically, more...
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stopped out
An investor is stopped out of a position when a position is liquidated due to a stop order or a more...
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story stock
A story stock is one that trades primarily on expectations of future profits rather than on current conditions. The expectations more...
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