World's biggest stock exchange
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
The number that represents what the stock is currently trading at
Current share price
A company announces much higher than expected profits
Increase in demand and price (either or both acceptable)
The lowest price at which a seller will sell the stock is called
Ask
A financial firm or institution that facilitates buying and selling securities on behalf of investors
Brokerage
Canada's major stock exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
A distribution of earnings, often quarterly, by a company to its shareholders is called a
Dividend
A company announces much lower than expected profits
Increase in supply, decrease in price(either or both acceptable)
This type of share has voting rights, but does not typically receive dividends
Common Share
The number of shares of a security traded during a given period of time
Volume
Stock exchange containing most of the high-tech companies
NASDAQ
Abbreviation of the share price to earnings ratio
P/E ratio
A company unrelated to the company in question announces much higher than expected profits
No effect
Companies that operate according to certain environmental, moral, or social standards is called...
Ethical Companies
Time IN the market always beats
Timing THE market
Canadian stock exchange containing smaller companies
TSX-V
A measure of the company’s profitability
EPS (Earnings per share)
A company's direct competitor announces higher profits
Decrease in D and P (one or both acceptable)
A financial market characterized by rising prices and investor optimism
Bull Market
A Canadian investment account that shelters the investor from paying tax on their profits
Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)
European union stock exchange
Euronext
The total book value of the company (number of shares outstanding x current stock price)
Market Capitalization (Market Cap)
A company orders a buyback, and cancels the bought back shares.
Decrease in supply, typically increase in price (per share)
The practice of an investor buying more shares in a stock they already own when it has dropped in price
Averaging down
A public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail investor
Initial Public Offering (IPO)