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2006-01-26 14:56:50 UTC
*Stock Exchange Glossary of Terms for investors*
*Account**
*When a brokerage firm admits a client, an account must be opened in the
name of the client. The account will reflect activities of the client such
as the buying and selling of securities.
*Account Statement**
*A statement that includes all transactions, positions and open orders and
indicates the status of a client's account with a brokerage firm.
*Accumulated Dividend**
*A dividend due to stockholders of cumulative preferred stock that has not
been paid to them. Until the dividend is paid, it is carried on the
corporation's books as a liability.
*Acknowledgment**
*Authentication of a signature on a brokerage document to ensure it is valid
and has been sanctioned by an authorized individual. Acknowledgment, for
example, is needed when a client wishes to transfer an account from one
broker to another.
*Across The Board**
*Movement, up or down, in the stock market that affects nearly all stocks in
the same direction. That is, nearly all stocks are gainers (or losers).
*Active Market**
*An active market occurs when a security, or the exchange as a whole,
experiences heavy trading volume. The spread between the securities bid and
asked price is usually narrower in an active market than in an inactive
market.
*Agent**
*"Agent" means a person appointed by a member of a Stock Exchange to act on
his behalf for the purposes recognized by a Stock Exchange and includes a
sub broker or head of a branch office. Source: Members Agents and Traders
(Eligibility Standards) Rules, 2001
*Annual Report**
*Formal financial statements, the Auditors' Report, together with the
Directors' Report issued by a company. These financial statements are
usually prepared at the close of the company's financial year.
*Arbitrage**
*The simultaneous purchase and sale of the same security on different stock
exchanges at prices which yield a profit.
*Assets**
*What the company owns and various debts owing to it.
*Balance Sheet**
*The Balance Sheet is a statement of the Company's financial position at a
specific date.
*Bear**
*An investor who anticipates for a decline in stock prices.
*Bear Market**
*A market in which stock prices are declining in general. A serious decline
is called a depression. A short decline in a generally rising market is
looked upon as a technical correction.
*Bid and Asked**
*The bid is the highest price anyone has offered to pay for a security at a
given time; the asked is the lowest price anyone has offered to accept for a
security at a given time.
*Blue Chip**
*A large well-established company with a history of profitable operation.
*Bonds**
*Fixed-income securities, which entitle the holder to a pre-determined
return during their life and repayment of principle at maturity.
*Book Closing**
*The closure of books by a company to determine the shareholders' rights to
receive bonus, dividend, rights, etc. No transfers are recorded during this
period.
*Boom**
*Denotes greater activity on the stock exchange.
*Bull**
*An investor who anticipates for a rise in stock prices.
*Bull Market**
*A market in which stock prices are rising in general. If the market is
recovering from a deep decline, the early stage of the up trend is called an
up reversal, turnaround, rally or recovery.
*Full list of terms is defined
here*<http://www.scriptinn.com/misc/kse_glossary/>
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*Account**
*When a brokerage firm admits a client, an account must be opened in the
name of the client. The account will reflect activities of the client such
as the buying and selling of securities.
*Account Statement**
*A statement that includes all transactions, positions and open orders and
indicates the status of a client's account with a brokerage firm.
*Accumulated Dividend**
*A dividend due to stockholders of cumulative preferred stock that has not
been paid to them. Until the dividend is paid, it is carried on the
corporation's books as a liability.
*Acknowledgment**
*Authentication of a signature on a brokerage document to ensure it is valid
and has been sanctioned by an authorized individual. Acknowledgment, for
example, is needed when a client wishes to transfer an account from one
broker to another.
*Across The Board**
*Movement, up or down, in the stock market that affects nearly all stocks in
the same direction. That is, nearly all stocks are gainers (or losers).
*Active Market**
*An active market occurs when a security, or the exchange as a whole,
experiences heavy trading volume. The spread between the securities bid and
asked price is usually narrower in an active market than in an inactive
market.
*Agent**
*"Agent" means a person appointed by a member of a Stock Exchange to act on
his behalf for the purposes recognized by a Stock Exchange and includes a
sub broker or head of a branch office. Source: Members Agents and Traders
(Eligibility Standards) Rules, 2001
*Annual Report**
*Formal financial statements, the Auditors' Report, together with the
Directors' Report issued by a company. These financial statements are
usually prepared at the close of the company's financial year.
*Arbitrage**
*The simultaneous purchase and sale of the same security on different stock
exchanges at prices which yield a profit.
*Assets**
*What the company owns and various debts owing to it.
*Balance Sheet**
*The Balance Sheet is a statement of the Company's financial position at a
specific date.
*Bear**
*An investor who anticipates for a decline in stock prices.
*Bear Market**
*A market in which stock prices are declining in general. A serious decline
is called a depression. A short decline in a generally rising market is
looked upon as a technical correction.
*Bid and Asked**
*The bid is the highest price anyone has offered to pay for a security at a
given time; the asked is the lowest price anyone has offered to accept for a
security at a given time.
*Blue Chip**
*A large well-established company with a history of profitable operation.
*Bonds**
*Fixed-income securities, which entitle the holder to a pre-determined
return during their life and repayment of principle at maturity.
*Book Closing**
*The closure of books by a company to determine the shareholders' rights to
receive bonus, dividend, rights, etc. No transfers are recorded during this
period.
*Boom**
*Denotes greater activity on the stock exchange.
*Bull**
*An investor who anticipates for a rise in stock prices.
*Bull Market**
*A market in which stock prices are rising in general. If the market is
recovering from a deep decline, the early stage of the up trend is called an
up reversal, turnaround, rally or recovery.
*Full list of terms is defined
here*<http://www.scriptinn.com/misc/kse_glossary/>
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