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| Market Value | The price at which a share of stock can be bought or sold in the stock market. |
| Preferred Stock | Stock that has priority over common stock in the payment of dividends. |
| Common Stock | Stock that represents general ownership in a corporation and a right to share in its profits, but has no stated dividend rate. |
| Stockbroker | A licensed specialist who helps investors buy and sell stocks. |
| Commission | A fee charged by stockbrokers for their services. |
| Stock Exchanges | Business organizations that accommodate the buying and selling of securities. |
| Stockholder | One of many owners of a company. |
| Shareholder | Another word for stockholder. |
| Stock certificate | Ownership of stock is shown by a printed form. |
| Dividends | Profits of a profitable business that are paid to stockholders. |
| The risk of losing your money is a stock market is? | High |
| The two types of stock | Preferred and Common |
| Preferred Stock | Stockholders usually have no voting rights within the corporation. |
| Preferred Stock | Dividends paid to stockholders are limited to a set rate. |
| Common Stock | What we typically buy. |
| Common Stock | Shareholders have one vote per share of stock they own. |
| Board of Directors | Voted in by the shareholders. |
| Board of Directors | Responsible for making major decisions for the company. |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| NYSE | Largest market place for securities in the world. |
| NASDAQ | 2nd largest market for securities in the US. |
| Ticker Symbol | An identification tag for stock. |
| Ticker Symbol | Comparable to a person's social security number. |
| Brand Name | Designed to help build customer loyalty. |
| Brand Name | Popular name for products. |
| Name | Stocks appear alphabetically by the company's full name. |
| Last (prev. close) | The last price the stock sold at when the market closed the previous day. |
| HI | The highest price the stocks sold for in the past 52 weeks. |
| Low | The lowest price the stock sold for in the past 52 weeks. |
| Last Trade | The current selling price of the stock. |
