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Growth Stock

A high-growth stock that is expected to substantially rise in value and provide its holder with handsome performance over a...

Performance Stock

A high-growth stock that is expected to substantially rise in value and provide its holder with handsome performance over a...

Share Repurchase

A commitment by a company to buy back its stock should its price drop below a specific level. Effectively, repurchasing…

Appreciation

The increase in the value of a financial or physical asset over its normal life-time or a specific period of…

Glamor Stock

A widely held stock that is preferred by typical and institutional investors. It represents businesses with strong earnings growth and…

Common Shares

A class of securities that represents ownership interest in a publicly-held company and entitles a shareholder to vote on specific…

Conversion Ratio

A provision in a company’s prospectus that spells out the number of common shares a holder of convertible securities will…

Creation Unit

A subset of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is representative of the shares comprising the fund. ETFs shares are redeemed…

War Brides

A jargon phrase that refers to the stocks and bonds of companies whose primary business activity is defense contracting. For…

War Babies

A jargon phrase that refers to the stocks and bonds of companies whose primary business activity is defense contracting. For…