Stock Terms

This is ownership in a publicly held company. It is also referred to as a security.

• Stock

• Bond

• Mutual Fund

This is a collection of investment products owned by a group of investors.

• Stock

• Bond

• Mutual Fund

This is a fixed income investment used by companies or the government to "borrow" money from investors.

• Stock

• Bond

• Mutual Fund

The practices of investing in different types of investment products in order to reduce risk.

• Diversification

• Hedging

• Selective investing

This measurement is used to inform an investor about how volatile a stock is in relation to the overall stock market.

• Beta

• PE Ratio

• Index

This measurement is used to held determine a stocks relative value. It takes in to consideration the current price and earnings.

• Beta

• PE Ratio

• Index

This is a tool that is used to help gauge the performance of a particular portion of the market.

• Beta

• PE Ratio

• Index

This investment product is a way for companies to raise money for expansion, projects, etc. It allows investors to own a part of that company.

• Stocks

• Bonds

• Mutual Funds

This investment product is often referred to as an IOU that a company or government owes its investors.

• Stock

• Bond

• Mutual Fund

This tool is an imaginary portfolio of securities with specific characteristics (i.e. blue chip stocks, large cap companies).

• Beta

• Fund

• Index