PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH UE - INVESTMENT & STOCK - Z3

to raise capital

(pozyskać kapitał)

initial public offering

= IPO = floation (UK) = selling stocks for the first time (pierwsza oferta publiczna)

listed comapny

= public limited company (PLC) = corporation = quoted company = firm whose shares are listed (quoted) on a stock exchange for public trading. (spółka giełdowa)

due diligence

A detailed examination (auditing) of a company and its financial situation. (należyta staranność - poddanie wielopłaszczyznowej analizie przedsiębiorstwa pod kątem kondycji handlowej, finansowej, prawnej i podatkowej)

shares

A unit of ownership that represents an equal proportion of a company's capital. It entitles its holder (the shareholder) to an equal claim on the company's profits and an equal obligation for the company's debts and losses. (akcje)

county

UK is diveden on this (hrabstwo)

accure

[of sums of money or benefits] be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time. (narastać, gromadzić, płynąć)

the other side of the coin

a different way of considering a situation, making it seem either better or worse than it did originally (druga strona medalu)

prospectus

a document inviting the public to buy stocks, giving information about the comapny and stating the terms of sale - explaining the company's position, giving details about the senior managers and financial results from previous years (prospekt emisyjny)

recession

a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced (recesja)

portfolio

a range of investments held by a person or organization

stocks

a share of a company held by an individual or group. Corporations raise capital by issuing stocks. Stocks are bought and sold on what is called an exchange. (akcje)

fat cat

a wealthy and powerful person, especially a businessman or politician (grube ryby)

enable

activate (włączyć, umożliwić)

bail out

an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse. (zapłacić kaucję)

discourage

cause to lose confidence (zniechęcać)

financial results

details about sales, costs, debts, profits, losses (wyniki finansowe)

put off

discourage

risk-averse

disinclined or reluctant to take risks. (niechęć do ryzyka)

right issue

first to buyer - their current stockholders are offered the first right to buy the stock (prawo pierwokupu)

compel

force or oblige somebody to do sth (zmusić)

prohibit

formally forbic by law or authority (zakazać)

recoup my losses

get the money back / regain something lost or expended (odzyskać)

permit

give a permission to do sth (pozwolić)

encourage

give support or hope to do sth (wspierać, zachęcać)

derivatives market

he financial market for derivatives, financial instruments like futures contracts or options, which are derived from other forms of assets (rynek instrumentów pochodnych)

entail

involve (something) as a necessary part or consequence (pociągać za sobą)

weigh in

make a forceful contribution to a competition or argument. (rozważyć, ciążyć)

diversify

make or become more diverse or varied (urozmaicać, dywersyfikować)

market volatility

market variabilty, is the degree of variation of a trading price series over time as measured by the standard deviation of logarithmic returns (niestabilność/ zmienność rynku)

bricks and mortar

materials, which with you can build a house (cegły i zaprawy)

going public

offering stocks for sale to financial institutions and individual investors. This also changes the business from a private company to a public company.

stock exchanges

organized and regulated financial market where securities (bonds, notes, shares) are bought and sold (giełda = Giełda Papierów Wartościowych)

annual report

presentation of a firm's audited accounts for the preceding year, includes management's review, balance sheet, income statement (profit and loss account), cash flow statement and other supporting documents

market price

price of stock, which can change constantly, as it depends on supply and demand - the numbers of sellers and buyers (cena rynkowa)

meeting agenda

program spotkania

defer

put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone. (odraczać)

have your head screwed on

reasonable, when you make decision; have common sense (mieć głowę na karku)

spun off

separated from sth (wyodbrębniony)

business plan

set of documents prepared by a firm's management to summarize its operational and financial objectives for the near future and to show how they will be achieved. (biznes plan)

call the shots

take the initiative in deciding how something should be done (or call the tune)

mergers and acquisitions

the activity of combining with or buying another company (fuzje i przejęcia)

going rate

the average or usual price that is charged for something (kurs bieżący)

blue chip companies

the biggest companies on the markt, so they are less risky

primary market

the market on which new stocks are sold

secondary market

the market on which stocks can be re-sold

nominal value

the price written on a stock, which never changes (wartość nominalna)

take a tumble

to fall suddenly to a lower level

underwrite

to guarantee to buy newly issued stocks if no other buyers can be found (przyjąć do ubezpieczenia)

creaming off

to remove the best part of something or the best people in a group (spijać śmietankę)

stockbrokers

trade with the market-makers. Licensed agent who is certified to offer securities investment advice to investors. (maklerzy giełdowi)

market-makers

traders in stocks who quote bid (buying) and offer (selling) prices. Broker, dealer or investment firm that assumes market risk. (animatorzy rynku)

plum property

very expensive, luxury and impressive house (rezydencja)

go pear-shaped

when nothing goes right - everything is wrong (about situation - happens bad things)

tripled in value

when sth is three more expensive than at the start (potrojona wartość)

buy-to-let

when you buy sth, e.g. flat only to rent to sombody else and make profit on it (kupić pod wynajem)

put all your eggs in one basket

when you risk everything on the success of one venture. (postawić wszystko na jedną kartę)

health and safety guidelines

zasady BHP

grind to a halt

zatrzymać się w martwym punkcie, przestać funkcjonować