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| Blue chip stock | The type of common stock from a large and financially stable corporation. |
| Broker's fee | A 2% fee charged on all transactions in the SMG. |
| Net proceeds | The value of a stock sell minus the broker's fee. |
| Index | A statistical measure of changes in stocks in the overall market. |
| Market capitalization | A company's current stock price times the number of shares stockholders own. |
| Bull Market | The economy is great and stocks are rising. |
| Bear Market | The economy is bad and stocks are falling. |
| New York Stock Exchange | The most prestigious exchange known as the "Big Board". |
| Nasdaq | The most popular exchange called an over-the-counter market. |
| The American Exchange | The third largest exchange in the U.S. under the Nasdaq. |
| Standard & Poor's Index | An indicator consisting of 500 large cap stocks. |
| Dow Jones Industrial Index | The best known and widely followed market indicator. |
| Small cap | Refers to stocks with a relatively small market capitalization. |
| Large cap | Refers to stocks with a relatively large market capitalization. |
