Stock Market Vocabulary Part 1

Money paid by a company to its shareholders out of the company's profits are called _____.

A/An ______ is when a company goes public and begins to sell shares in its company to investors.

A _____ is something you want to do in the near future and can mean this week, this month, or even this year.

When the stock market is on an upward trend, it is called a ______.

______ is when you buy something with the expectation that it will earn you money over time.

_____ is the possibility of loss.

The __________ is the largest and oldest stock market in the United States and trades in large traditional companies like IBM and General Electric.

The ______ does not have a physical location, all transactions are electronic, and trades in technology-related companies like Apple and Facebook.

______ is another name for stocks and bonds.

When the stock market is on a downward trend, it is called a _________.

A _____ is a share in the ownership of a company.

A _____ is an agreement to loan a company money for a certain period of time with the agreement that it will be paid back with interest.

_________ is the interest on a deposit (or loan) and is calculated on the initial deposit and the accumulated interest from previous years. In other words, your interest earns interest each year.

A ______ is something you want to do in the future and are usually several years away.