Stock Market Flashcards
Stock
A certificate showing partial ownership of a company
Share
One certificate of stock
Divenends
A share of company profits given to share holders
Points
The value measure of stocks goven in whole numbers or percentages
Capital
Money
Undercapitalize
Not investing enough money in a company
Corporations
Companies owned by stockholders
Merger
Combining two or more
Margin
Buying stock by placing a small amount of money down and paying the remainder at a later date
Interest rate
The percentage rate charged for borrowing or loaning money
Prime interest rate
The rate that banks charge their best customers (those with good credit)
Recession
A downturn in the economy
Depressed
When the price of a good or service goes down
Patent
Having exclusive rights to a product or idea
Speculative
Investing with the hopes of turning a profit