| A | B |
|---|
| Stock Market | A market in which the public trades stocks it already owns. |
| Risk | The chance of losing money. |
| Savings | Set aside money for future spending. |
| Bear | People that think stock prices are very likely to fall. |
| Bull | People who think the market will rise. |
| Pigs | People who try to make a lot of money in a short amount of time. |
| SEC | The securities and exchange commission regulates stock markets. |
| Insider stock trading | Illegal practice of people buying or selling stock because they know something before the general public knows. |
| Equity | Total value of all stocks if you sold them at their current value. |
| Margin | Similar to buying on credit |
| Stock split | Occurs in different ratios, During a 1:2 split 100 shares could become 200. |
| Proceeds | The value of a stock sell transaction (price * #of shares) |
| Liquidity | The ease with which assets can be converted to cash |
| Volatility | The degree to which an investment's return or value may change. |
| Shares | Individual units of ownership of a company |
| Shareholders | Part owners of a company. |
