Category: Stock Market Glossary

Partnership – A company owned and managed by two or more people who share its profits or losses. A partnership…

Par Value – The principal amount of a bond or note due at maturity. (Also referred to as face value)

Payday Loan – A loan taken out against a line of credit or credit card, typically imposing higherthan-normal interest charges…

Pink Sheets – An electronic quotation system that publishes stock dealers’ bids and ask prices for unlisted companies not found…

Portfolio – A collection of investments owned by one individual or organization.

Predatory Lending – Unscrupulous actions carried out by a lender to entice, induce, and/or assist a borrower in taking a…

Preferred Stock – Preferred stock combines features of debt, in that it pays fixed dividends, and equity, in that it…

Prepayment – The unscheduled partial or complete payment of the principal amount outstanding on a mortgage or other debt before…

Price – The amount of money that a consumer must pay to buy a good or service.

Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio) – A company’s closing price divided by its latest annual earnings per share. The Price/Earnings is…

Principal – It refers to an amount of money you invest, the face amount of a bond, or the balance…

Private Company – A company that is privately owned by a person, family, or group of people. Shares of the…

Product – An item (good or service) sold by a company.

Profit – The amount of revenue that remains after a business pays the costs of producing a good or service.

Proprietorship – A company owned and run by one individual who receives its profits or bears its losses. A proprietorship…

Proxy – Common stockholders may vote in person at the annual meeting or authorize the board to vote on their…

Public Company – A company with publicly traded shares that anyone can buy in the stock market.

Quantitative Analysis – Analysis focused on a corporation’s financial data including looking at profit-and-loss statements, sales and earnings histories, and…

Quarterly Earnings Report – A company’s report of earnings completed once a quarter (4x a year) for investors.

Quote – The bid or ask price quoted for a stock at a given time.