*Stock Exchange Glossary of Terms for investors* *Account** *When a brokerage firm admits a client, an account must be opened in the name of the client. The account will reflect activities of the client such as the buying and selling of securities.
*Account Statement** *A statement that includes all transactions, positions and open orders and indicates the status of a client's account with a brokerage firm. *Accumulated Dividend** *A dividend due to stockholders of cumulative preferred stock that has not been paid to them. Until the dividend is paid, it is carried on the corporation's books as a liability. *Acknowledgment** *Authentication of a signature on a brokerage document to ensure it is valid and has been sanctioned by an authorized individual. Acknowledgment, for example, is needed when a client wishes to transfer an account from one broker to another. *Across The Board** *Movement, up or down, in the stock market that affects nearly all stocks in the same direction. That is, nearly all stocks are gainers (or losers). *Active Market** *An active market occurs when a security, or the exchange as a whole, experiences heavy trading volume. The spread between the securities bid and asked price is usually narrower in an active market than in an inactive market. *Agent** *"Agent" means a person appointed by a member of a Stock Exchange to act on his behalf for the purposes recognized by a Stock Exchange and includes a sub broker or head of a branch office. Source: Members Agents and Traders (Eligibility Standards) Rules, 2001 *Annual Report** *Formal financial statements, the Auditors' Report, together with the Directors' Report issued by a company. These financial statements are usually prepared at the close of the company's financial year. *Arbitrage** *The simultaneous purchase and sale of the same security on different stock exchanges at prices which yield a profit. *Assets** *What the company owns and various debts owing to it. *Balance Sheet** *The Balance Sheet is a statement of the Company's financial position at a specific date. *Bear** *An investor who anticipates for a decline in stock prices. *Bear Market** *A market in which stock prices are declining in general. A serious decline is called a depression. A short decline in a generally rising market is looked upon as a technical correction. *Bid and Asked** *The bid is the highest price anyone has offered to pay for a security at a given time; the asked is the lowest price anyone has offered to accept for a security at a given time. *Blue Chip** *A large well-established company with a history of profitable operation. *Bonds** *Fixed-income securities, which entitle the holder to a pre-determined return during their life and repayment of principle at maturity. *Book Closing** *The closure of books by a company to determine the shareholders' rights to receive bonus, dividend, rights, etc. No transfers are recorded during this period. *Boom** *Denotes greater activity on the stock exchange. *Bull** *An investor who anticipates for a rise in stock prices. *Bull Market** *A market in which stock prices are rising in general. If the market is recovering from a deep decline, the early stage of the up trend is called an up reversal, turnaround, rally or recovery. *Full list of terms is defined here*<http://www.scriptinn.com/misc/kse_glossary/> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------------- Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-programming/ Remove: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-programming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
