Share STOCK EXCHANGE VOCABULARY REVIEW
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VOLATILITY
A stock that goes up and down quickly
SHORT SELLING
Selling a security you don't own to buy it back later
YIELD
The yearly income that a share provides, at a given moment, to its holder
BULL MARKET
A period of time when the price is rising
BEAR MARKET
A period of time when the price is falling
PRICE-TO-EARNINGS RATIO
It compares the current price to earnings to determine whether the stock is overvalued or undervalued
FLUCTUATE
Upward or downward changes in a market over a long-term study
EXPENSE RATIO
It's the percentage of the fund's assets that’s lost each year to pay the major bills
DIVIDEND
The earnings a company equally shared among the shareholders in proportion to the number of shares they hold
ISSUE
Increasing the number of shares in a company's share capital
LEVERAGE
Borrowing shares from a brokerage firm and to sell them at a higher price, then keeping the extra money
MARGIN
It’s the difference between the total value of one’s investment, and the value lent by one’s broker
SLUMP
collapse
SPREAD
A very sharp rise of a market
MUTUAL FUND
It’s a financial instrument based on money raised from numerous investors for various securities and shares
MARKET ORDER
It’s a request to buy or sell assets on the stock market. It can be sent directly to the financial market, or to an intermediary
