A market in
which an investor purchases financial securities (via an
investment bank or other representative) from the issuer of
those securities.
An
organization that assists corporations in raising funds, usually
by helping sell new security issues.
A market for
existing financial securities
that are currently traded between investors.
A marketplace
where member brokers meet to buy and sell securities.
A network of
stockbrokers who buy and sell the securities of picketing
marching back and forth in front of one's place of employment
with signs informing the public that a strike is in progress
piece&-rate system a compensation system under which
employees are paid a certain amount for each unit of output they
produce.
An individual
who buys or sells securities for clients.
A request that
a stock be purchased or sold at the current market price.
A request that
a stock be bought or sold at a price that is equal to or better
than some specified price.
An order to
buy or sell a security that lets the broker decide when to
execute the transaction and at what price.
A unit of 100
shares of a particular stock.
Fewer than 100
shares of a particular stock.
The use of
one's personal funds to earn a financial return.
The ease with
which an asset can be converted into cash.
A dividend in
the form of additional stock.
The price of
one share of a stock at a particular time.
A market in
which average stock prices are increasing.
A market in
which average stock prices are declining.
The division
of each outstanding share of a corporation's stock into a
greater number of shares.
A
professionally managed investment vehicle that combines and
invests the funds of many individual investors.
Current market
value of a mutual fund's portfolio minus the mutual fund's
liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding.
An investment
that is made in the hope of earning a relatively large profit in
a short time.
The proportion
of the price of a stock that cannot be borrowed.
The use of
borrowed funds to increase the return on an investment.
Buying stock
with the expectation that it will increase in value and can then
be sold at a profit.
The process of
selling stock that an investor does not actually own but has
borrowed from a stockbroker and will repay at a later date.
The buying and
selling of commodities for immediate delivery
An agreement
to buy or sell a commodity at a guaranteed price on some
specified future date.
The right to
buy or sell a specified amount of stock at a specified price
within a certain period of time.
A detailed
written description of a new security, the issuing corporation,
and the corporation's top management.
An average of
the current market prices of selected stocks.
State laws
that regulate securities trading.
The agency
that enforces federal securities regulations.
The
organization responsible for the self&-regulation of the
over&-the&-counter securities market.
An investment
that is made in the hope of earning a relatively large profit in
a short time.
