Stock Market - Market Terms

A/An ___ is when the prices of stocks are generally rising.

Bull market

Money, also called ___, is needed to expand a company.

Capital

A/An ___ is when the prices of stocks are generally declining.

Bear market

A/An ___ is a loan, or an I.O.U., that investors make to corporations and governments which pays interest over a fixed period of time.

Bond

How much of a product or service that is in ___ can affect the stock price.

Demand

From its profits, the Board of Directors of a company can declare a/an ___ to be distributed among the shareholders.

Dividend

A/An ___ is the first time a company sells shares of itself to the public to raise capital.

Initial public offering

When you own ___ in a company, you are a shareholder.

Stock

A professional who is licensed to buy and sell stock is a/an ___.

Stockbroker

___ is the quantity or amount of a product that is available.

Supply