The Stock Market

A market for buying and selling stock. They are secondary markets for stocks and bonds.

• brokerage firms

• bull markets

• bear markets

• stock markets

Shares of a company issued to begin, or expand and grow a business

• bonds

• mutual funds

• certificates of deposit

• stocks

Money usually paid to stockholders based on a company's profits

• profit

• stock split

• dividends

• rewards

Investors of this type of stock are usually voting owners of the company. They usually receive one vote for each share of stock owned.

• common stock

• growth stock

• income stock

• preferred stock

Investors of this kind of stock are usually non-voting owners of the company, however, they do receive dividends.

• common stock

• growth stock

• income stock

• preferred stock

When he price of a stock becomes very high, a single share will often do this to make it more affordable to investors. It often signals that the company is doing well.

• capital gain

• invest

• stock split

• broker stock

A person links buyers and sellers of stock, often advising them to buy or sell a particular stock.

• stock market

• stockbroker

• corporation

• brokerage firm

This stock exchange opened in 1971 and only sells digitally. There is not trading floor. They focus mostly on technology stocks.

• Nasdaq

• S&P 500

• NYSE

• Dow Jones

This index is a measure of stock performance based on the value of the stock of 30 very strong companies. It is measured in points.

• Dow Jones Industrial Average

• Nasdaq

• NYSE

• S&P 500

This index gives a broader picture of stock performance because it tracks the performance of 500 different stocks.

• Nasdaq

• NYSE

• S&P 500

• Dow Jones