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Information is the key to trade, and the first step for you is to understand the jargon in
the stock trading business. Here is a list of banking and trading terminologies to equip
you as you muscle your way to online trading. You may go through the entire list, or click
on a letter below to display the words with prefix of your chosen letter.
| Earnings |
Profits; net income; technically, net income as computed according to generally accepted accounting principles without consideration of the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles |
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| Earnings Per Share |
Net income after dividends on preferred stock, if any, divided by total outstanding shares of the company into earnings per share, the basic data used in publicity on company earnings, in computing earnings growth over a past period, in projecting potential future growth, and appraising relative market valuation by computing the price-earnings ratio |
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| Earnings Ratio |
A ratio that measures the return on assets, stockholders' equity, investment, and other accounting and financial categories |
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| Endorse |
To place one's signature on the back of a document as evidence of its legal transfer and passing of title, such as on a check, note, stock certificate, bill of exchange, and bill of lading
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| Ex |
Out of; without, e.g., ex-dividends |
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| Exchange |
An organized marketplace or facility that brings together buyers and sellers and executes trades of securities and/or commodities |
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| Ex-Dividend |
Without dividend; the acquisition of stock without the right to receive a recently declared dividend |
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| Extra Dividend |
An additional cash dividend paid out of earnings that are above the normal rate
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