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Companies raise money by selling stocks or shares in the company to investors.

stocks & shares

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stocks & sharesStocks can rise or fall depending on supply & demand, performance and the economy.

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“I own share s in large companie s l ike Wal-Mart and Coca Cola, but I a lso have s tock in some ne w te ch s t a rt-ups .”

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securities

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Securities are a type of investment sold by corporations & governments.

securities

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Secur i t ie s are usually divided into debt, in the form of bonds, and equity, in the form of stocks.

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“ In the Un i te d State s, the sa le of se cur i t ie s i s c lose l y re gu late d by the SEC.”

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stock exchangeAn exchange is a place or electronic platform where securities are bought and sold.

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stock exchangePopular exchanges inc lude the Ne w York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and t h e LSE .

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example:“The New York Stock Exchange, like most exchanges, is closed for weekends and holidays.”

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listed

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listedWhen a company lists its stock, it registers the stock for sale on an exchange.

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to be listed onTo be listed on an exchange, a company must meet certain requirements such as regular reporting.

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example:“Samsung is the tenth largest company listed on the New Yor k St o ck Exch ange .”

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stockbroker

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A person who buys and sells stocks for investors and provides advice about stock investments.

stockbroker

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brokerageA company that employs stock-brokers to trade s tocks for c l ients .

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example:“I called my stockbroker and asked him to put in an order for 5,000 shares of Microsof t.”

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index

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indexA statistical measure of how a section of the stock market is performing.

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indexWell-known indices include the Dow Jones Industr ial Average and the S&P 500.

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example:“Many investors watch Germany’s DAX index to find out how the European markets are doing.”

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An IPO is a company’s first or ini t ia l sale of stock to the public .

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An IPO can give a private company access to capital to expand.

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“Facebook’s I P O saw the sale of over 420 million shares and about $16 bi l l ion in new capi tal .”

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dividends

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Div idends are a port ion of a company’s prof its paid to its shareholders.

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“ I prefer to inve s t in large , s t ab le c ompan ie s t h at pay quarter ly d i v ide nds .”

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I am going to call my

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I am going to call my

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question 1Investors were very excited before Twitter’s big <beep> in 2013.

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answer 1Investors were very excited before Twitter’s big IPO in 2013.

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question 2Samsung is the tenth largest company <beep> on the New York Stock Exchange.

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answer 2Samsung is the tenth largest company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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question 3I prefer to invest in large, stable companies that pay quarterly <beep>.

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answer 3I prefer to invest in large, stable companies that pay quarterly dividends.

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question 4The world’s biggest technology companies are traded on the NASDAQ stock <beep>.

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answer 4The world’s biggest technology companies are traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

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