37911705
Description
Flashcards by Eli Southard, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by Eli Southard
about 2 years ago
|
|
| Question | Answer |
| Bond Yield | Total annual interest divided by total cost |
| Bonds | Written promise by a company that borrows money usually with fixed-interest payment until maturity |
| Cash Dividend | Cash distribution of company's profit to owners of stock |
| Common Stocks | Units of ownership called shares. Has voting rights |
| Cumulative Preferred Stock | Holders of preferred stock must receive current year's dividends and any dividends in arrears before any dividends are paid out to the holders of common stock |
| Discount | Amount bond sells below $1,000 |
| Dividends | Distribution of company's profit in cash or stock to owners of stock |
| Dividends in arrears | Dividends that accumulate when a company fails to pay cumulative dividends to preferred stockholders |
| Earnings per share | Annual Earnings/ Total # of shares outstanding |
| Mutual Fund | Investors buy shares in the fund's portfolio |
| Net Asset Value | The dollar value of one mutual fund share; calculated by subtracting current liabilities from current market value of fund's investments and dividing this by the number of shares outstanding |
| Odd Lot | Less than 100 shares |
| Price Earnings Ratio | Closing price per share of stock divided by earnings per share |
| Preferred Stock | Type of stock that has a preference regarding a corporation's profits and assets. Has no voting rights |
| Premium | Periodic payments that one makes for various kinds of insurance protection |
| Round Lot | Multiple of 100 shares |
| Stock Certificate | Evidence of ownership in a corporation |
| Stock Yield | Dividend per share divided by the closing price per share |
| Stockbrokers | People who with their representatives do the trading on the floor of the stock exchange |
| Stockholders | One who owns stock in a company |
| Stocks | Ownership shares in the company sold to buyers, who receive stock certificates |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.