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wallstreet
final
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Economics
12th Grade
12/10/2007

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10k report

Definition
A report filed by a public company every year with the sec
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13 d report
Definition
alerts management that someone may be trying to gain control of outstanding shares
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annual report
Definition
widely used resource for investor information
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capitalism
Definition
the dynamic process of creating and sustaining buisness through private incvestment
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Common stock
Definition
a security that represents ownership in a corporation providing voting rights and entiling the shareholders to a share of the company's sucess
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dividends
Definition
share of the corporation's profit's which are paid to stockholders
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fundamental analysis
Definition
an analysis of the company itself its operations its postition within the industry
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futures
Definition
contracts to buy and sell items that are mined and grown at some tiem in the future
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gtc order
Definition
good till cancelled tells the broker to buy or sell stock at a specifed price until the investor cancels the order
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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 trading floor
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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
net assets vaule the total value of a funds investment portfolio minus liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding
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preferred stock
Definition
capital stock that has priority when it comes to distribution of dividends and assets
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primary capital 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 stockholder to vote for him or her
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round lot order
Definition
tells the broker to buy or sell stock in multiples of 10 shares
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seat
Definition
the traditional term for the right to trade on the nyse's trading floor
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technical analysis
Definition
an analysis of the company's stock its price movement and trading colume
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savings account
Definition

held by bank or credit union

pays interest

not used as money

high degree of liquidity

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money market
Definition

high balence

pays better interest

write checks

high degree of liquidity

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bonds
Definition

issued more then one year

government and private organization

paysback principle and interest

cash back money you earn

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common stock
Definition

sweat equidity

voting rights

contols dividends

riskyer

preemptive rights

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preferred stock
Definition

no say

make money in return

regular dividends

less risky

creditors payed first then stock holders

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T-Bills
Definition

short term goverment securities

sold between 10,000 and 1,000,000

mature in 3-12 months

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cd
Definition

cirtficate of deposite

set time set interest

low liqiditity

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Mutual fund
Definition

money pooled into different stocks

drip

gold and silver

sold in shares

cash

high liquidity

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annuities
Definition

contract with insurance company

regular intervals

tax deffered

cant touch till retirement

low liquidity

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