| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acquisition | purchase of another company |
| 2. | AGM | annual general meeting |
| 3. | annual report | yearly company financial summary |
| 4. | ask | lowest offered selling price |
| 5. | audit | independent check of accounts |
| 6. | auditor | person or firm checking accounts |
| 7. | balance sheet | statement of assets and debts |
| 8. | bear market | period of falling prices |
| 9. | bid | highest offered buying price |
| 10. | board | group directing the company |
| 11. | book value | assets minus liabilities value |
| 12. | broker | person or firm executing trades |
| 13. | bull market | period of rising prices |
| 14. | bylaws | company internal governing rules |
| 15. | capital gain | profit from selling higher |
| 16. | capital loss | loss from selling lower |
| 17. | cash flow | movement of money in and out |
| 18. | CEO | chief executive officer |
| 19. | CFO | chief financial officer |
| 20. | charter | founding legal company document |
| 21. | crash | sudden severe price fall |
| 22. | debt | money the company owes |
| 23. | default | failure to meet obligations |
| 24. | delisting | removal from stock exchange |
| 25. | dilution | reduced ownership from new shares |
| 26. | director | board member of a company |
| 27. | dividend | profit payment to shareholders |
| 28. | earnings | company profit over a period |
| 29. | EPS | earnings per share |
| 30. | equity | ownership interest in a company |
| 31. | ETF | exchange-traded investment fund |
| 32. | exchange | market where shares trade |
| 33. | fiduciary | legally bound to act loyally |
| 34. | filing | submitted official company document |
| 35. | fiscal year | company accounting year |
| 36. | float | shares available for public trading |
| 37. | forecast | prediction of future results |
| 38. | fraud | intentional financial deception |
| 39. | fund | pooled investment vehicle |
| 40. | governance | system of company oversight |
| 41. | guidance | management outlook for results |
| 42. | index | basket tracking market performance |
| 43. | insider | person with nonpublic company information |
| 44. | insolvency | inability to pay debts |
| 45. | institutional investor | large professional investing organization |
| 46. | IPO | first public share sale |
| 47. | leverage | use of borrowed money |
| 48. | liquidation | selling assets to close business |
| 49. | liquidity | ease of buying or selling |
| 50. | listing | admission to stock exchange |
| 51. | loss | negative financial result |
| 52. | majority | more than half ownership |
| 53. | market cap | total market value of shares |
| 54. | maturity | date debt must be repaid |
| 55. | merger | combination of two companies |
| 56. | minority | less than controlling ownership |
| 57. | minutes | official meeting record |
| 58. | mutual fund | professionally managed pooled fund |
| 59. | net income | profit after all expenses |
| 60. | offering | sale of securities to investors |
| 61. | option | contract to buy or sell |
| 62. | outlook | expected future business conditions |
| 63. | P/E ratio | price compared with earnings |
| 64. | portfolio | collection of investments |
| 65. | profit | money left after costs |
| 66. | prospectus | document describing an offering |
| 67. | proxy | authority to vote for another |
| 68. | quarter | three-month reporting period |
| 69. | quorum | minimum attendance for valid meeting |
| 70. | resolution | proposal put to shareholders |
| 71. | retail investor | individual nonprofessional investor |
| 72. | return | profit from an investment |
| 73. | revenue | money from business operations |
| 74. | reverse split | reduce shares by combining them |
| 75. | risk | chance of losing money |
| 76. | share | unit of company ownership |
| 77. | shareholder | person who owns company shares |
| 78. | spin-off | new company split from parent |
| 79. | split | increase shares by dividing each |
| 80. | spread | difference between bid and ask |
| 81. | stock | ownership shares in a company |
| 82. | takeover | gaining control of a company |
| 83. | tax | government charge on income or gains |
| 84. | ticker | stock market trading symbol |
| 85. | trade | buying or selling securities |
| 86. | transparency | openness in company information |
| 87. | turnaround | recovery from poor performance |
| 88. | underwriter | firm arranging securities sale |
| 89. | valuation | estimated company worth |
| 90. | veto | power to block a decision |
| 91. | volatility | degree of price movement |
| 92. | volume | number of shares traded |
| 93. | vote | formal expression of choice |
| 94. | voting rights | rights to vote on matters |
| 95. | warrant | right to buy shares later |
| 96. | whistleblower | person reporting wrongdoing |
| 97. | working capital | current assets minus liabilities |
| 98. | write-down | reduction in asset value |
| 99. | write-off | removal of asset value |
| 100. | yield | income relative to price |
