Stock

Capitalization

The total amount of stocks and bonds issued by a corporation is known as ___

Total return

The current return on your investment plus its capital gain is the ____

Current market value

The current yield of an investment equals the annual dividends by the investments?

Public corporation

A ___ is one that sell shares openly in stock markets

Private corporation

A company whose stocks are not traded openly in stock markets is a ____

Executed

A typical market order would be ___ by your account executive when he receives the order and signals the floor broker to conduct the trade

Growth Stock

Is issued by a corporation who is potential earnings may be higher than the average earnings predicted for all the corporations in the country

Large-Cap Stock

Is stock from the corporation that has issued a large number of shares of stock and has a large amount of capitalization

Current Yield

Is the annual dividend or interest of an investment divided by the current market value

Price Earnings (PE) Ratio

Is the price of one share of stock divided by the corporation's earning per share of stock over the last 12 months

Small-Cap Stock

Is the stock issued by a company with the capitalization of $500 million or less

Capitalization

Is the total amount of stocks and bonds issued by a corporation

Private Corporation

Also known as a closely held corporation, is a company that issues stock to a small group of people

Public Corporation

Also known as a publicly held corporation, is one that sells it shares openly in stock markets, where anyone can buy them

Primary market

An investor purchase a securities from a corporation through an investment bank in a?

Securities

Are all investments - stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, commodities - that are bought and sold on the stock market

Appreciates

When the market value of the stock ___, you may sell it for a profit

Market order

Which request let's an account executive decide when to buy or sell a security at what price?

To set an ideal price for the stock

Why do corporation split their stock?

Pay dividends

Corporations must do all the following things for the stockholders except?

Appreciates

Increases

Engaged

Involved

Total Return

Is a calculation that includes the annual dividend as well as any increase or decrease in original purchase price of the investment

Portfolio

Is a collection of all the securities held by an investor

Bull Market

Is a market condition that occurs when investors are optimistic about the economy and buy stocks

Securities Exchange

Is a marketplace where brokers who represent investors meet to buy and sell securities

Over-the-counter (OTC) Market

Is a network of dealers who buy and sell the stocks of corporations that are not listed on a securities exchange

Defensive Stock

Is a stock to remain stable during declines in the economy

Par Value

Is an assigned dollar value that is printed on the stock certificate

Blue-Chip Stock

Is considered a safe investment that generally attracts conservative investors

Bear Market

Is in working condition that occurs when investors are pessimistic about the economy and sell stocks

Return

Gain

Earnings per-share

Calculate a corporation's _____ by dividing the number of outstanding shares of common stock into corporations net income

Executed

Carried out

Cyclical Stock

Has a market value that tends to reflect the state of the economy

Earnings Per-Share

Our corporations net, or after-tax, earnings divided by the number of outstanding shares of common stock

Prospects

Outlook

Income Stock

Pays higher-than-average dividends compared to other stock issues

Floor

Stocks are traded in round lots, or multiples of 100 shares, on the ___

Blue chip stock

Stocks considered to be a conservative and save investment is known as?

Current yield

The numerical measurement known as ____ is found by dividing the current market value into the annual dividend

Floor

The physical area where the securities are exchanged

Penny Stock

Typically sells for less than $1 a share, although is can sell for as much as $10 a share

Price earnings ratio (PE)

Use the ___ to compare the corporate earnings to the market price of a corporation's stock

Return

When a company earns a profit, the stockholder earns a ___ on their investment

Engaged

When choosing stock, look for signs that a corporation is ___ in activities that produce higher earnings and sales revenue