Investing Basics
Owning these represents partial ownership of a company.
Shares of Stock
How many companies are included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
30
An order to buy or sell a stock at the best current price
Market Order
Each option contract represents how many shares of stock?
100
An account opened through your employer that sometimes includes a company matching program
401(k)
Liquidity
Volume
An order type that would allow you to benefit if the price of a stock went down in value
Short Selling
This type of contract gives you the option to buy shares of stock in the future.
Call Option
A retirement account that gives no tax deductions on contributions you make, but allows for tax free withdrawals in the future.
ROTH IRA
The first time a company sells shares to the public is called a(n)
IPO
A measure of stock's volatility in relation to the overall market can be found by looking at this number.
Beta
An order in which you buy or sell a stock at a specified price OR BETTER
Limit Order
This type of contract gives you the option of selling shares at some point in the future.
Put contract
A retirement plan for some professions in which you receive a % of your income when retired.
Pension
The government agency that regulates financial markets
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This all online stock market includes mainly younger tech focused companies.
NASDAQ
An order that sets a specific price as a trigger and turns into a market order if that trigger price is hit
Stop Order
The price at which an option contract can be exercised
Strike Price
An investment choice that is designed like a mutual fund, but trades during the day like a stock.
ETF
Using non-public information to financially gain on a stock trade is called
Insider Trading
The price you would receive for selling a share of stock can be found by looking at this price.
Bid Price
You can use this type of order to protect profits you've made as your investment increases while still limiting your losses.
Trailing Stop Order
An option contract that currently would give the holder of the contract a better deal than the current market price would give is considered....
In The Money
This investment option involves purchasing a contract from an Insurance company in exchange for regular payments in the future.
Annuity