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| is the first price paid after trading starts, usually when the stock exchange "opens its trading doors" in the morning. Sometimes, opening price is higher or lower than the closing price of the previous day (orders are placed overnight and can affect the demand and thus, the opening price). |
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the closing price for the trading day prior to the last trade reported. |
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This is the difference between the last trade and the previous day’s closing price (Prev Close). The change is reported as “0” if the stock hasn’t traded that day. |
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is the price you will get if you sell your stock. |
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is the price you will pay to buy a stock. |
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the difference between the bid price and the ask price. |
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the Average Daily Volume, which is the monthly average of the cumulative trading volume during the last 3 months divided by 22 days. |
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the annual dividend per share divided by the previous closing stock price as a percentage (multiplied by 100). |
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the volume of trading (number of shares). |
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is a private or public market for the trading of company stock |
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is a physical exchange, also referred to as a listed exchange Orders enter by way of exchange members and flow down to a specialist, who goes to the floor trading post to trade stock |
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NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System) |
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is an American stock exchange. It is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities trading market in the United States |
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American Stock Exchange (AMEX) |
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American stock exchange situated in New York. On 2008-01-17, NYSE Euronext acquired the American Stock Exchange for $260 million in stock. |
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A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself, rather its only purpose is owning shares of other companies |
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A parent company is a holding company that owns enough voting stock in another firm (subsidiary) to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. A parent company could simply be a company that owns another company. |
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A corporation is a type of legal entity, often formed to conduct business.Their rules balance the interests of the shareholders that invest their capital and the employees who contribute their labour. |
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