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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S&P 500

The S&P 500, or Standard & Poor’s 500, is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 of…

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Small-cap

Small-cap stocks are shares of companies with a relatively small market capitalization, typically ranging from about $250 million to $2…

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Stock split

A stock split is a corporate action where a company increases the number of its outstanding shares by dividing each…

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S&P 500 The S&P 500, or Standard & Poor’s 500, is a stock market index that tracks the performance of… Secondary offering A secondary offering, also known as a follow-on public offering (FPO), occurs when a company that is already… Share buyback / repurchase A share buyback, also known as a share repurchase, is a corporate action in which a company buys… Share class (Class A/B/C) Share class (Class A/B/C) refers to different categories of shares offered by a mutual fund, each with its… Small-cap Small-cap stocks are shares of companies with a relatively small market capitalization, typically ranging from about $250 million… Stock split A stock split is a corporate action where a company increases the number of its outstanding shares by… Ticker symbol A ticker symbol, also known as a stock symbol, is a unique series of letters assigned to a… Value stock A value stock is a share of a company that trades at a lower price relative to its…