Glossary of Investing Terms Requiring Definition

Using a reputable website – such as  WIKIPEDIA –  please proceed to look up and write down these important definitions –

  1. Market order
  2. Limit order
  3. Stop order
  4. Stop limit order
  5. Buy
  6. Buy to Cover
  7. Sell
  8. Sell short
  9. Time in force – Day
  10. Time in force – Good ’til Cancelled
  11. Share Price
  12. Trailing P/E
  13. Forward P/E
  14. PEG Ratio
  15. Beta (stock price)
  16. 50 Day Moving Average
  17. 200 Day Moving Average
  18. Average Daily Volume (Avg Vol – 3 month)
  19. Shares Outstanding
  20. Float
  21. % Held by Insiders
  22. % Held by Institutions
  23. Market Cap
  24. Short Ratio
  25. Shares Short
  26. Short % of Float
  27. Short % of Shares
  28. Dividend
  29. Dividend Yield
  30. Dividend Date
  31. Ex-Dividend Date
  32. Profit Margin
  33. Operating Margin
  34. Return on Equity
  35. Revenue
  36. Quarterly Revenue Growth
  37. Gross Profit
  38. EBITDA
  39. Quarterly Earnings Growth
  40. Total Cash
  41. Total Cash per Share
  42. Total Debt
  43. Total Debt per Share
  44. Total Debt to Equity
  45. Current Ratio
  46. Book Value per Share
  47. Operating Cash Flow
  48. Fiscal Year
  49. Quarterly Earnings
  50. “MRQ”
  51. “TTM”
  52. “YOY”
  53. “LFY”
  54. “FYE”
  55. Share Split