Stock Market Terms Study Guide

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

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Company

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Owned and run by one individual; responsible for profits/losses

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Sole Proprietorship

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Owned and managed by two or more; share profits/losses

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Partnership

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Legally separate from stockholders who own it; does not sell shares to public; private shareholders contributing to business

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Private Corporation

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What type of corporation is owned and traded by individuals and investors, where stockholders are not responsible for the company's debt, it continues to exist even if its stockholders or managers change, and stockholders can easily sell their ownership through the stock market? Options: Private Corporation, Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Company, Public Corporation

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Public Corporation

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When a private company or corporation raises investment capital by offering its' stock to the public for the first time

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IPO

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A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim to a part of the company's profits/losses. Issued by companies to raise money for expanding, modernizing operations, etc.

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Stock

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Like a flea market where buyers and sellers come together; buy low/sell high

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Stock Exchange

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New York Stock Exchange located in New York City, formerly known at the American Stock Exchange (AMEX)

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NYSE

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Second largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, behind the NYSE; located in New York City

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NASDAQ