The oldest and largest stock exchange in the United States.

A share of ownership in a business.

A company with publicly traded shares that anyone can buy in the stock market

An electronic exchange where stocks are traded through an automated network of computers

The likelihood of losing money.

The best-known measure of stock prices consisting of 30 large, well-known companies in major sectors of the U.S. economy.

A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of stocks or bonds managed by a professional.

The total current market value of all outstanding shares of a company

A cash payment from profits announced by a company's board of directors and distributed among stockholders

A company owned by investors who pool their savings to invest in a variety of stocks or bonds managed by a professional

A company that doesn't sell shares to the public

A popular measure of stock prices consisting of 500 large companies that represent the major sectors of the U.S. economy.