Stock Market Terms

26 vocabulary words that all relate to the stock market.

1 - rival

2 - leverage

3 - performance

4 - diversify

5 - commission

6 - execution

7 - regulate

8 - portfolio

9 - appreciation

10 - market

11 - research

12 - derivatives

13 - enterprise

14 - profit

15 - dividend

16 - investigate

17 - commodities

18 - fiduciary

19 - expectations

20 - analyze

21 - yield

22 - preservation

23 - tabloid

24 - invest

25 - fluctuate

26 - gazette

Match the 26 definitions below with the vocabulary words on the left. Answers are at the bottom of this page.

A--- to observe or study by close examination

B--- contracts (option or a future) whose value depend on the value of the securities, commodities, etc. that form the basis of the contract

C--- borrowed money used to magnify the percentage return on an investment

D--- the act or process of keeping safe, protecting or guarding

E--- diligent and systematic inquiry into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories etc.

F--- the financial return on a stock on a per share basis expressed as a percent of its market value

G--- one who contends with another for the same object

H--- to separate and examine the parts

I--- the act or process of carrying out an action

J--- a newspaper about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper

K--- a percentage of the amount (fee) charged by an agent for services

L--- the act or process of carrying out a command

M--- to distribute (investments) among different types of securities or industries

N--- a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another

O--- a payment to corporate stockholders from that company's earnings

P--- to rise, fall or shift in an irregular motion

Q--- to govern or direct by rule

R--- a venture: a business undertaking

S--- a newspaper or official journal

T--- a formally organized meeting together of people to buy and sell stocks, bonds etc.

U--- a prospect of future benefits or fortune; the degree of probability that something will occur

V--- a list of securities owned by an individual or financial institution

W--- to put money in a company for a profit, income or return

X--- the financial gain when the selling price of goods exceeds their cost

Y--- an economic asset with physical properties

Z--- an increase in owner's equity