| A | B |
| bull market | prices are rising |
| bear market | prices are falling |
| discount broker | broker who doesn't offer advice |
| holdings | all the stock you own |
| market value | number of shares multiplied by price per share |
| P/E ratio | price of share divided by earnings per share |
| round lot | 100 shares of a stock |
| selling short | borrowing stock from a broker and selling it in hope that price will drop and it can be repurchased at lower price |
| trading floor | an exchange's trading area |
| yield | annual rate of return on an investment |