Stock Market Vocabulary

What is consensus?

• When you become part owner in a company or loan a government agency money with the expectation of earning more money.

• A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a company setting it aside from rival products or company.

• To reach team agreement on a decision.

• A company legally separate from stockholders who own it and the managers who run it.

What does it mean to invest?

• To reach team agreement on a decision.

• A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations.

• A security that signifies ownership in a corporation. Companies usually issue stock to raise money for a variety of reasons, including expanding or modernizing their operations.

• When you become part owner in a company or loan a government agency money with the expectation of earning more money.

What is a brand?

• A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a company setting it aside from rival products or company.

• A business or association usually formed to manufacture or supply products or services for profit

• A company legally separate from stockholders who own it and the managers who run it.

• A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations.

What is a company?

• A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a company setting it aside from rival products or company.

• A business or association usually formed to manufacture or supply products or services for profit

• A company legally separate from stockholders who own it and the managers who run it.

• A collection of investments owned by one individual or organization. Private Company: A company owned by a person, family, or small group of investors that does not sell stock to the public.

What is a corporation?

• A company legally separate from stockholders who own it and the managers who run it.

• A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a company setting it aside from rival products or company.

• The chance of losing all or part of the value of an investment.

• A company of which more than 50% of the voting shares are owned by another corporation, called the parent company.

Who is an investor?

• A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations.

• A place/electronic platform where shares of a company are bought and sold.

• Someone who purchases stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other financial instruments in hopes the investments will increase in value over time.

• A process by which assets of a business are converted to money.

What is a public company?

• A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations.

• A collection of investments owned by one individual or organization. Private Company: A company owned by a person, family, or small group of investors that does not sell stock to the public

• A company owned by investors who buy shares of stock usually through a stock exchange.

• Letters that identify a security for trading purposes on the consolidated tape, such as XON for Exxon Corporation.

What is a share?

• A unit of ownership in a corporation or mutual fund.

• The bid or ask price quoted for a stock at a given time.

• A part of a company’s profits (earnings) that is pays as money or shares to stockholders.

• The chance of losing all or part of the value of an investment.

What is a dividend?

• The chance of losing all or part of the value of an investment.

• Letters that identify a security for trading purposes on the consolidated tape, such as XON for Exxon Corporation.

• A name that sets apart a product or company from rival products or companies.

• Part of a company’s profits (earnings) that is pays as money or shares to stockholders.

What is stock?

• An individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a stock company. The shareholders are the owners of a corporation.

• Letters that identify a security for trading purposes on the consolidated tape, such as XON for Exxon Corporation.

• A security that signifies ownership in a corporation. Companies usually issue stock to raise money for a variety of reasons, including expanding or modernizing their operations.

• The bid or ask price quoted for a stock at a given time.