Stock Market Vocab

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A share of a company's value that can be bought, sold, or traded.

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Stocks

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Largest U.S. exchange in NYC

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NYSE

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NASDAQ: first electronic stock market listing over 5,000 companies, comprising two markets: Nasdaq national market (large securities) and Nasdaq small cap market (emerging growth).

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First electronic stock market listing over 5,000 companies, with two markets: Nasdaq national (large securities) and small cap (emerging growth).

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Second-largest U.S. floor-based stock exchange after NYSE

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AMEX

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DJIA

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index of 30 significant stocks traded on the NYSE and Nasdaq, invented by Charles Dow in 1896.

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Market cap weighted index of 3,000+ common equities on Nasdaq, including stocks, REITs, and ADRs, excluding derivatives and ETFs.

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The NASDAQ Composite

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Index of 500 stocks reflecting U.S. equities' risk/return characteristics.

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S & P 500

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Investment program funded by shareholders, trading in diversified holdings, professionally managed.

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Mutual Funds

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Strategy of selecting stocks trading below intrinsic value. Value investors seek undervalued stocks, believing the market overreacts to news, causing price movements misaligned with long-term fundamentals. This creates opportunities to buy at deflated prices.

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Value

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Investment portfolio structured for regular income through dividends.

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Income