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#1 Nov 05, 2006 (12:27 pm)
Stock Market Definitions
STOCK: A magical piece of paper that is worth $33.75 until the moment you buy it. It will then be worth $8.50.
BOND: What you had with your spouse until you pawned his/her golf clubs to invest in Amazon.com.
BROKER: The person you trust to help you make major financial decisions. Please note the first five letters of this word spell Broke.
BEAR: What your trade account and wallet will be when you take a flyer on that hot stock tip your secretary gave you.
BULL: What your broker uses to explain why your mutual funds tanked during the last quarter.
MARGIN: Where you scribble the latest quotes when you're supposed to be listening to your manager's presentation.
SHORT POSITION: A type of trade where, in theory, a person sells stocks he doesn't actually own. Since this also only ever works in theory, a short position is what a person usually ends up being in (i.e. "The rent, sir? Hahaha, well, I'm a little short this month.").
COMMISSION: The only reliable way to make money on the stock market, which is why your broker charges you one.
YAK: What you do into a pail when you discover your stocks have plunged and your broker is making a margin call.
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#2 Feb 13, 2007 (1:12 pm)
- cesc
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Re: Stock Market Definitions
Lol the term broker always had me though...BROKEr...I mean it's so obvious what their true purpose is.
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#3 Feb 17, 2007 (7:21 pm)
- ohioguy
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Re: Stock Market Definitions
I like these. "broker" and "commission" are especially clever. I wonder if I could come up with some more.
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#4 May 30, 2007 (11:39 am)
- paranoid87
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Re: Stock Market Definitions
bull's eye! excellent post ...
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#5 May 30, 2007 (8:27 pm)
- stockbroker
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Re: Stock Market Definitions
very funny...anti stress definitions of stock market terms!
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#6 Dec 07, 2009 (8:24 pm)
- stock-market
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Re: Stock Market Definitions
Penny stock - stock that trades for less than five dollars and is traded over the counter
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#7 Feb 16, 2010 (8:42 am)
- stock-man
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Re: Stock Market Definitions
The NASDAQ penny stocks are stocks that are actually considered to be $5 or less and some think that they are $3 or less; and, others classify them as under a dollar. There are even others that classify them as not being on the major market sheet
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#8 Mar 27, 2010 (8:22 am)
- LeawMypeMab
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Re: Stock Market Definitions
Alright...
Were doing this stock market activity in Economics. Im pretty sure some of yall have done it before. I have 100,000 that I need to spend on 5 companies.
One of the companies has to be an AIRLINE.
Anyone know any good companies I should invest my money into to make some cash?
Does anyone in here actually OWN any stocks?
Any particular AIRLINE I should pick?
Hook me up
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