B Flashcards
Bear Market
A period of falling stock prices. This is the opposite of a bull market. If a stock price plummets, it’s very Bearish.
Beta
A measurement of a relationship between the price of a stock and movement of the whole market. If Stock XYZ has beta of 1.5, that means that for every one point move in the market, stock XYZ moves 1.5 points, and vice versa.
Blue Chip Stocks
They’re Stocks behind large industry-leading companies. They offer a stable record of significant dividend payments and have a reputation of sound fiscal management. The expression is the thought to have been inspired from blue gambling chips, which hold the highest value of chip used in casinos.
Bourse
This stock market term is a little murky. It originates from a house in which rich men would gather to trade stocks. Technically, it’s just another name for stock market but nowadays it’s either referred to the Paris stock exchange or to a non-US stock exchange
Bull Market
When the stock market as a whole is in a prolonged period of increasing stock prices. $$$$$
Broker
A person who buys or sells an investment for you in exchange for a fee
(Commission) /For the lazy rich men/
Bid
The bid is the amount of money a trader is willing to pay per share for a given stock. It’s balanced against the asking price, which is what is seller wants per share of that same stock, and the spread is the difference between two prices.h
Breakdown
A price movement through and identified level of support, which is usually followed by heavy volume and sharp decline.Technical traders will short so the underlying asset when the price of security breaks below a support level because it is clear indication that the bears are in control and that additional selling pressure is likely to follow. Technical tools such as moving averages, trade lines and chart patterns are the most common methods for technical traders to identify strong areas of support. The chart above shows that a trader will enter into a short position when the price breaks below and Area of support.(the thick black line) Ex.Head&Shoulder
Bid-ask spread
The amount by which the ask price exceeds the bid. This is essentially the difference in the price between the highest price that the buyer is willing to pay for an asset in the lowest price for which the seller is willing to sell it.
Boiler Room Broker
Brokers that use marketing techniques to the belt starts to amateur investors, hugely influential to Penny Stocks.
