52 week high - The highest price a stock sold for in the past 52 weeks., 52 week low - The lowest price a stock sold for in the last 52 weeks., Bear Market - When the market is doing POORLY and investors are not confident in the economy., Blue Chip Stock - Stocks from nationally recognized companies which dominate the industry often having revenues over $1 Billion or more., Broker - A person who is licensed to buy and sell stocks. They provide investment advice, and collect a commission on each purchase or sale., Bull Market - The market is doing WELL and investors are optimistic about the economy and purchasing stocks., Close - The price of the last share sold for that day., Dividend - Distributions of earnings paid to stockholders., Dow Jones Industrial Average - Oldest indicator of the ups and downs of the stock market. Lists the 30 leading industrial blue-chip stocks., Initial Public Offering (IPO) - The first time the stock of a private company is offered to the public to be traded on a stock exchange., Investment Risk - The uncertainty about the outcome of an investment., Market Price - The amount a willing buyer will pay a willing seller for a stock., NASDAQ - A stock exchange that attracts fast moving technology and financial services stocks. There is no physical trading floor; transactions occur over an electronic market., New York Stock Exchange - The oldest and largest exchange with the strictest company standards., Standard & Poor 500 Index - Tracks the stock market activity for 500 stocks., Stock - A SHARE of ownership in the assets and earning of a business., Stock Market - A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company., Stock Ticker Symbol - A stock’s abbreviated trading symbol name.,

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