| A | B |
|---|
| Proprietorship | Business owned by one person |
| Bear Market | Market situation when demand for stock is decreasing |
| Unlimited Liability | Major disadvantage of a partnership |
| Board of Directors | Decision-making body of a corporation |
| Interest | Paid to bondholders |
| Dividend | Payment made to stockholders from the earnings of a corporation |
| Proxy | Stockholder's authorization for someone else to vote their stock |
| Buy Long | Used to describe strategy of buying stock and holding it over a long period of time |
| Bond | Certificate of indebtedness issued by corporations |
| Broker | Person who handles stock transactions between buyer and seller |
| Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) | Government agency responsible for protecting investors in the stock market |
| Preferred | Type of stock that insures the holder a first claim to dividends |
| Underwriter | Institution which buys the original issue of a corporation's stock |
| Common | Type of stock that entitles the holder to a vote |
| Selling short | Selling borrowed stock in anticipation of further decreases in the stock's value |
| Partnership | Business owned by two or more persons |
| Limited liability | Advantage of corporation |
| Corporation | Creates a legal Indvidual |
| Bull Market | A market where stock prices are rising |
| Close | The final price of the stock at the end of the trading day |
