Definitions
An abbreviated name for a stock company.
Ticker Symbol
Relatively unknown stocks that trade for less than a dollar in most instances, but come with higher risk due to their volatility
Penny Stock
Investing in safe, consistent stocks that will produce steady but small returns
low risk investing
CEO of Tesla
Elon Musk
Where is Wall Street
New York
Price of a stock divided by earnings per share
What is P/E ratio
A stock with an annual payout to shareholders
What is a Dividend
Lowers the selling price of the stock by cutting it in half, making the shares more affordable and encouraging investors to buy more.
Stock Split
CEO of Apple
Tim Cook
If a ticker symbol cannot be found, what might this mean?
The company is private
A positive market where stock prices are upward.
Bull Market
A "basket" of securities such as stocks, bonds, commodities and similar to mutual funds.
A stock with an annual payout to shareholders
What is an ETF
Investing across different sectors and creating a balanced portfolio
Diversification
Savvy investor and Owner of Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett
A company members abuse of vital information that can affect the stock market for their own trading.
Insider Trading
A initial presentation of a markets new stock.
What is an IPO
An investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities.
Mutual Fund
An active strategy to invest in companies that show potential for growth in coming years.
Growth Investing
CEO of Disney
Bob Iger
What are the two major stock markets in the US currently? *Bonus if you can guess how many stock markets exchanges there are total*
NASDAQ and NYSE
13 total stock markets exchanges in the US
A calculation of a stock companies value, in which a share price is multiplied by the number of share a company is selling.
Market Cap
Well-established companies that have a large market capitalization. They have a long successful track record of generating dependable earnings and leading within their industry or sector.
Blue-Chip Stocks
A type of stock trading in which one sells stock at current price, than pays for the stock when the failing companies price drops.
Short Selling
Infamous Wall Street financer responsible for the largest ponzi scheme in American history - Around 65 Billion
Bernie Madoff
What year did the biggest stock market crash take place?
1929