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| the highest and lowest price for a stock over the last year |
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| person who studies companies and makes stock recommendations |
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| the current price that sellers are asking to sell their stock |
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| The current price buyers are offering to pay for a stock |
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| the name that customers associate with a product, which is NOT a company or corporation |
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| A business organized so it can legally sell stock to raise money |
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| the portion of profits which are distributed to stockholders |
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| same as profits. income minus expenses |
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| a general increase in prices, which decreases the real value of money |
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| the current price of a stock, which is determined by the price paid for the most recent purchase |
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| an order for your stockbroker to buy or sell stock only at a specific price or better. |
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| The total value of a company |
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| an order to buy or sell a stock at the best price your stockbroker can get, whatever the cost |
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| The other large and important stock exchange in the United States |
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| the face value of money, which never changes |
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| a company that owns other companies, known as subsidiaries |
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| business ownership where two or more individuals share management and profits. has no stock |
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| P/E price to earnings ratio |
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| stock price divided by earnings. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of profit. |
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| The surplus remaining after deducting company expenses from its income |
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| the percent gain or loss on an investment over time |
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| The value of money in terms of what it can buy, which is affected by inflation. |
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| the total number of shares that exist for a company |
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| business ownership where a single person manages it and keeps the profits |
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| a company which is owned by another company, known as its parent |
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| shares or fractional parts of ownership of a corporation that can be bought and sold |
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| stock market or stock exchange |
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| a place where buyers and sellers trade stock for money |
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| the total number of shares traded in a day |
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| the payment for borrowing money, usually stated as an annual percentage rate. |
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