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| Amex | The American Stock Exchange |
| bear | an investor who sells his stocks, and gambles on buying it back at a lower price |
| bear market | a market where stock prices are falling |
| blue chip | the highest and best shares to buy. Name is derived from the game of poker. |
| broker | the person who can order stocks to be bought and sold |
| bull | an investor who buys stocks and gambles on selling it at a higher price |
| bull market | a market where stock prices are rising |
| close | the final price of the stock at the end of the trading day |
| closely held corporation | corporations that only allow a few people to invest in it, such as friends and/or relatives |
| commission | the profit that a broker gets every time a stock is bought or sold through him/her |
| cyclical stock | a stock that tends to rise and fall with the economy |
| dip | a drop in the price of a stock that is temporary, making it the ideal time to buy the stock |
| discount brokers | a simple borker that only takes orders on buying and selling |
| Dow Jones Average | a market i ndicator that averages 65 stocks in 3 different categories to determine how the market is doing as a whole |
| going public | when a company puts their stock up for sale |
| gross | before value tax |
| growth stocks | stocks that pay low dividends but are expected to grow |
| high | the highest price of the stock during the trading day |
| home run | a referral to an investor's large gain in a short period |
| hostile takeover | a company or person that tires to buy a controlling amount of stocks in a company in order to control it. Usually this is not for the good of the company |
| hot stock | a stock whose price rises quickly the day it goes public |
| income stocks | stocks that have consistently paid high dividends |
| Initial Public Offering (IPO) | the formal name for going public |
| low | the lowest price of the stock during the trading day |
| market trend | the upward or downward movement of a market for six months or more |
| NYSE | the New York Stock Exchange |
| odd lot | an amount of stocks that is not the usual trading number |
| portfolio | a collection of stocks that is owned by an investor |
| publicly held corporation | a corporation that allows anyone in the public to purchase their stock |
| round lot | an amount of stocks that is the usual trading number, such as 100 on the NYSE |
| SEC | he Securities and Exchange Commission |
| shareholder | a person who buys stock in a corporation, and therefore becomes a part-owner of the corporation |
| stock certificate | the actual piece of paper that is evidence of stock ownership |
| technical analysis | an analysis of a stock's future based strictly on numbers such as earnings, sales and assets |
| yo-yo stock | a stock with a price that often rises and drops rapidly |
