New Chapter Oart 2 Flashcards
NYSE
Stock market called the New York stock exchange
Stock market
An institution where stocks are bought and sold
NASDAQ
A stock market called the national association of securities dealers automated quotation system
Close
Also known as closing price it’s the final price a stock was traded for at the end of a trading day
Last
The price per share of the last trade that was made for a particular stock; in the newspaper its normally the closing price, online it’s the price of the last trade made for one share of stock
High
The highest price a particular stock was traded for on a particular day
Low
The lowest price a stock was traded for on particular day
Volume
The amount of stocks traded in a given day
Sales in 100s
Groups of 100 shares traded in a given day
52 week high
The highes price a stock was traded for in a given year
52 week low
The lowest price a stock is traded for in a given year
Net change
Shows the change betweeen the previous day’s closing price and the current days closing price, expressed as a dollar amount or percentage a positve change indicates that the current day closed at a greater price than the previous day and vice versa
After hours trading
Trades made after the stock market closes
Trades
Transitions on the stock market
