The Stock Markets. 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryUSA in the 1920sIGCSECIE Created by: MaiaHammondCreated on: 28-02-18 19:06 Stocks A 'share' in a company, sold by a business to raise money 1 of 10 Dividend Businesses pay this to shareholders, basically a share of the profits of the company 2 of 10 Profits When a company get more money coming in than going out 3 of 10 Investors People who lend money to companies, hoping to get some of the profits back 4 of 10 On the margin It was possible to borrow money off the bank to buy shares, hoping that you could pay the bank back when the share prices went up 5 of 10 Speculators People who gamble on the share price for a company going up. They can then hope sell their share for more than they bought it for and keep the profit. 6 of 10 Bull Market When share prices keep rising and investors are feeling very confident 7 of 10 Bear Market When share prices are volatile (changing) and go down more than up 8 of 10 FTSE Index The measure of the average share price for the major companies- British version 9 of 10 Dow Jones Index The measure of the average share price for the major companies- US version 10 of 10
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