BUS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Financial Institution, Futures Contract, Socially Responsible Investing
Chapter 15 terms review
market index
a measure of the market value of stocks; provides a summary of price trends in a specific
industry or of the stock market as a whole
bull market
a period of rising stock prices; a period; a period in which investors act on a belief that stock
prices will rise
bear market
a period of falling stock prices; a period in which investors act on a belief that stock prices will
fall
dow jones industrial average
market index based on the prices of 30 largest firms listed on NYSE
S&P/TSX Index
average computed from 225 large Canadian stocks from various industry groups
standard & poor's composite index (S&P 500)
market index based on the performance of 400 industrial firms, 40 utilities, 40 financial
institution, and 20 transportation companies
NASDAQ composite index
value-weighted market index that includes all NASDAQ-listed companies, both domestic and
foreign
market order
an order to a broker to buy or sella certain security at the current market price
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