Unit 17 - Stocks and Shares Flashcards

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1
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a person or company that looks after someone else’s money, stocks and shares, etc.

A

asset manager

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a time when the price of shares is falling and a lot of people are selling them

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bear market

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A company or investment that can be trusted and is not likely to fail.

A

blue chip

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4
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the group of people who shareholders choose to manage a company or organization

A

board of directors

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5
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time when the prices of most shares are rising

A

bull market

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a share or shares of a company providing the owner with a right to vote at shareholder meetings and to receive a part of the company profits as a dividend

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common stock / ordinary stock

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(a part of) the profit of a company that is paid to the people who own shares in it

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dividend

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the value of a company, which is divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided

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equity

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9
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an amount of money borrowed by a government, or the official document relating to this

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Government bonds

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10
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a financial service where money is invested (= given to companies hoping to get more back) in a way which tries to make very big profits, but which has a big risk

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Hedge fund

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11
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a sum of money that is invested in a stock index (= a fixed set of shares on a particular stock market). Investors buy parts of the fund, which has low costs because it is not managed.

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index fund/ exchange traded fund (ETF)

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12
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the first sale of a company’s shares to the public

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initial public offering (IPO)/flotation

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13
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a company whose shares can be traded on a country’s main stock market

A

listed company

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14
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a price which is likely to be paid for something

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market price

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15
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the value of a share, bond, etc. when it is made available for sale for the first time:

A

nominal value

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16
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a supply of money which many people pay into, especially employees of a company, and which is invested (= given to companies hoping to get more back) in order to provide them with a pension when they are older

A

pension fund

17
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a collection of company shares and other investments that are owned by a particular person or organization

A

portfolio

18
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a share or group of shares in a company that gives the owner the right to receive a dividend (= part of the company’s profit) before dividends are paid to owners of common shares, or when dividends on common shares are not paid at all

A

preferred stock/ preference shares

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a person who owns some of the equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided

A

shareholder

20
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a place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying or selling

A

stock exchange

21
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a person or company that buys and sells stocks and shares for other people

A

stockbroker

22
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part of the ownership of a company which people buy as an investment (= to make a profit)

A

stocks/shares

23
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to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something

A

to factor in

24
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to start selling shares in a business or company for the first time

A

to float a company

25
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a company that goes public makes shares available on a stock market for the first time

A

to go public

26
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to sell shares before you own it by borrowing them off a conventional fund so that when the share price fall you make profit by buying them back

A

to short shares

27
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If a bank or other organization underwrites an activity, it gives it financial support and takes responsibility for paying any costs if it fails.

A

to underwrite