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Financial Literacy
Financial Terms
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Finance
10th Grade
12/10/2007

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Term
10K Report
Definition
A summary report of a companies performance that must be given anually to the SEC.
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13 D Report
Definition
It alerts managment that somebody may be trying to gain control of outstanding shares.
Term
Annual Report
Definition
Widely used resource for investor information.
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Capitalism
Definition
The dynamic process of creating and sustaining bussiness through private investment.
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Common Stock
Definition
The security that represents ownership in a corporation which provides voting rights and entitiling the shareholder to a share of the companies success.
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Dividends
Definition
Share of the corporations profits which are paid to the stock hoder.
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Fundamental Analysis
Definition
An analysis of the company itself. Its operations and positions in the industry.
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Futures
Definition
Contracts that are used to buy and sell items that are mined and grown sometime in the future.
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GTC Order

Definition

A.K.A Good Till Cancelled

Tells the broker to buy a stock at a specific price unless cancelled.

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Liquidity
Definition
The ease and cost at which you can sell and get your money out of an investment.
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Market Order
Definition
Tells the broker to buy or sell at the best price currently available on the NYSE.
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Mutual Fund
Definition
Made up of money that is pooled together by a large number of investors who invest their money in a large portfolio of stocks and bonds.
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NAV
Definition

AKA Net Asset Value

the total value of a funds investment minus liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding.

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Preferred Stock
Definition
Capitol stock that has priority when it comes to the distribution of dividends and assets.
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Primary Capitol Market
Definition
The process of raising new money and selling stock directly to the public.
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Proxy
Definition
Permission given by a stock broker to vote for him or her.
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Round Lot Order
Definition
Tells a broker to buy or sell in multiples of 100 shares.
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Seat
Definition
The traditional term for the right to trade on the NYSE trading floor.
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Technical Analysis
Definition
An analysis of the company stock, its price movement and trading volume.
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