The Language of The Stock Market

A company's closing price divided by its latest annual earnings per share.

• volume
• P/E ratio
• market capitalization
• beta

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.B.4

The highest price and lowest price of a stock over a 52 week period.

• beta
• profit
• volume
• 52 week range

The financial benefit when the revenue of a company exceeds expenses, costs, and taxes.

• loss
• profit
• volume
• portfolio

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Represents shares of ownership in a company.

• stock
• portfolio
• volume
• industry

A sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of its earnings.

• index
• dividend
• profit
• invest

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A company's profit or earnings divided equally among all the shares investors own.

• market capitalization
• volume
• earnings per share
• industry

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A group of large companies that stockbrokers look at to gauge how the market is doing as a whole.

• shareholder
• portfolio
• industry
• index

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A measure of volatility in stock prices of a particular company.

• volume
• beta
• P/E ratio
• earnings per share

When assets or stocks are sold for a price lower than the original purchase price.

• loss
• profit
• volume
• risk

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A particular market where stocks and bonds are traded.

• market capitalization
• portfolio
• stock market
• shareholder

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4