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Stock Exchange
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A centralized marketplace where securities are bought and sold.
Example: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the Nasdaq.
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Stock Market Terminology - 40 Key Terms
Learn essential stock market vocabulary with 40 flashcards covering trading, analysis, and investment concepts.
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IPO (Initial Public Offering)
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The process by which a private company offers shares to the public for the first time.
Example: Airbnb's IPO in 2020 allowed retail investors to buy its shares.
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Market Capitalization
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The total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock.
Example: A company with 1 million shares at $50 each has a $50 million market cap.
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Bull Market
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A market condition where stock prices are rising or are expected to rise.
Example: The long period of economic growth and rising stock prices after 2009.
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Bear Market
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A market condition where stock prices fall 20% or more from recent highs.
Example: The rapid market decline in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic.
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Secondary Market
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The market where investors buy and sell securities they already own.
Example: Buying shares of Microsoft from another investor via a brokerage.
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Blue Chip Stocks
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Shares of large, well-established, and financially sound companies with a history of reliable growth.
Example: Companies like Coca-Cola, Walmart, or Disney.
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Dividend
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A distribution of a portion of a company's earnings to its shareholders.
Example: Receiving a $0.50 payment for every share of a utility company you own.
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Market Order
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An order to buy or sell a stock immediately at the best available current price.
Example: Buying 10 shares of Apple right now at whatever the current market price is.
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Limit Order
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An order to buy or sell a stock only at a specific price or better.
Example: Setting a buy order for Tesla at $150 when it is currently trading at $160.
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