Stocks & Equity Markets Financial Terms & Definitions

32 terms in this topic

This category includes terms related to equity securities, stock exchanges, market indices, and trading practices. It covers concepts like common and preferred stock, market capitalization, dividends, and the primary and secondary markets for corporate ownership.

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IPO

An IPO, or Initial Public Offering, is the process by which a private company sells shares of its stock to…

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Large-cap

Large-cap is a term used to describe a company with a very large market capitalization, typically over $10 billion. These…

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Micro-cap

A micro-cap (or micro-cap stock) refers to the equity of a publicly traded company with a relatively small market capitalization,…

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Mid-cap

Mid-cap, short for mid-capitalization, refers to companies with a market capitalization typically between $2 billion and $10 billion. These firms…

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Nasdaq

The Nasdaq (originally an acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a global electronic marketplace for…

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NYSE

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the world’s largest stock exchange by market capitalization, located at 11 Wall Street…

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P/E ratio

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is one of the most widely used tools for valuing a stock. It compares a company’s…

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Growth stock A growth stock is a share in a company that is expected to grow at an above-average rate… IPO An IPO, or Initial Public Offering, is the process by which a private company sells shares of its… Large-cap Large-cap is a term used to describe a company with a very large market capitalization, typically over $10… Market capitalization Market capitalization (or “market cap”) is the total dollar value of a publicly traded company’s outstanding shares of… Micro-cap A micro-cap (or micro-cap stock) refers to the equity of a publicly traded company with a relatively small… Mid-cap Mid-cap, short for mid-capitalization, refers to companies with a market capitalization typically between $2 billion and $10 billion.… Nasdaq The Nasdaq (originally an acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a global electronic… NYSE The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the world’s largest stock exchange by market capitalization, located at 11… P/E ratio The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is one of the most widely used tools for valuing a stock. It compares… Preferred stock Preferred stock is a unique type of ownership in a company that sits in between common stock and… Reverse split A reverse stock split is a corporate action where a company reduces the total number of its outstanding… Russell 2000 The Russell 2000 is a stock market index that tracks the performance of roughly 2,000 of the smallest…