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Topic: Stock Market/Trading 1

Deigned to help you practice vocabulary for buying and selling stocks, talking about the stock market, etc. Although it's meant for ESL students, it'll be useful to anyone who wants to practice this specialized vocabulary.

Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. The stock market has been __________________________ for three days straight.
  fall
  lower
  down

2. My stocks are __________________________ 20% this month.
  high
  up
  higher

3. I'm hoping for a 10% __________________________ over the next year.
  increasing
  increase
  increased

4. Trading stock is not an __________________________ science.
  exact
  faultless
  free from flaws

5. When a stock market __________________________( = goes down considerably), many investors lose a lot of money.
  clashes
  smashes
  crashes

6. My _______________________ advised me to buy this company's stock.
  broker
  breaker
  brokerage

7. The stock decreased in value because many investors were selling it __________________________ after the negative financial news came out.
  off
  out
  on

8. The news had no __________________________ on the price of the stock.
  interest
  impasse
  impact

9. These days many investors are __________________________ ( = worried) about the health of the U.S. economy.
  scathed
  uneasy
  unscathed

10. Online brokers are usually less expensive than their offline _________________________.
  counterparts
  version
  counteract

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VOCABULARY REVIEW: Stock trading

Need to learn or review vocabulary related to stock trading or stock markets? We've got you covered!

Stock
Definition: A share that represents ownership in a company.
Example:
She bought stock in a technology company.

Share
Definition: A single unit of ownership in a company.
Example:
Each share gives the owner voting rights.

Stock exchange
Definition: A marketplace where stocks are bought and sold.
Example:
The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Ticker symbol
Definition: A short code used to identify a stock.
Example:
The ticker symbol for Apple is AAPL.

Portfolio
Definition: A collection of investments owned by an individual or organization.
Example:
His portfolio includes stocks from several industries.

Broker
Definition: A person or company that buys and sells stocks on behalf of investors.
Example:
She placed the trade through an online broker.

Bid
Definition: The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock.
Example:
The current bid is slightly below the market price.

Ask
Definition: The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for a stock.
Example:
The ask price increased after the news announcement.

Market order
Definition: An order to buy or sell a stock immediately at the best available price.
Example:
He used a market order to buy the shares quickly.

Limit order
Definition: An order to buy or sell a stock at a specific price or better.
Example:
She set a limit order to buy the stock at $50.

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