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The terms page is one of the main pages of this site uinvest2.com and it includes all the Terms For Investing In The Stock Market - investing mistakes, plus my commentary will be included. There may be some off terms about investing that are not listed here but almost all the IMPORTANT terms ARE listed here for your convenience. As usual in my commentary I will try to give you a no nonsense idea of what the term can do to help you. Above all of the words or phrases there is also a small definition of each of them so you have a little bit of an idea. Some other pages may link out of the dictionary allowing you too see other information about the idea of the phrases or terms for investing in the stock market.


A Shares are a type of share that allows the investor only in China to buy shares unlike B-Shares.
Abnormal Return happens when an investment - usually stocks are increasing or decreasing higher or lower than expected.

A Bid A Bid Is The price Offer of something in this case usually stock by a person wanting to purchase the asset.

absolute priority means that creditors have to be paid first over stockholders.

Barometers are used to try and compare one trend in investing - or one stock to another. For instance the trend of current unemployment rates affects the stock market.

Bearer ShareIs a share that there is no public record of except for a stock certificate, and if an investor wants to redeem a dividend that the company declared he must show the certificates to the company he owns part own.

The accounts payable turnover ratios is calculated by taking all the purchases made to suppliers and dividing it by the average accounts payable. It's a good answer to whether or not the company can pay debts and turnover inventory quickly.

capital appreciation happens when the value of a stock or asset goes up because the market price for that asset is appreciating and going up in value; this can happen in housing, oil and the stock market OR any market where things are traded.


B-Shares are securities in China traded on their exchange and can be bought by foreign investors in their own currency like the U.S. Dollar.

Churning is a scam that happens to people when brokers make trades simply to get more money and without the intention of helping you.

The Basic Materials sector of the market is compromised of companies that get raw materials from the earth and sell them to companies who then make products out of the raw goods.

The bottom line a company is simply all it's earnings for all the shares outstanding-or it's also called net income.

Bubble markets happen when the price of a good service or equity is higher than it should be because it is not based on fundamentals and is about to collapse.

The Accrued Dividend happens when a company sets aside some of its earnings or net income so the company can pay dividends latter.

accommodating trading happens when two investors trade without competition usually with the intention of helping one and other and doing something illegal like avoiding taxes.

A competitive advantage is very important to have in the companies that you choose to invest in. When a company has a competitive advantage they can keep making money will less worry about their competition.

capital appreciation happens when the value of a stock or asset goes up because the market price for that asset is appreciating and going up in value; this can happen in housing, oil and the stock market OR any market where things are traded.

Capital Gains happen when the owner of an asset whether business or commodity related gains value because of the asset gaining value. Capital gains are also taxed in many places as income.

Bottom up investing is the belief by investors--usually long term investors that in the long run companies will go back to their real intrinsic value if they have been falling toward the bottom for no good fundamental reason.

accumulated earnings tax happens with the IRS says that a company needs to pay more taxes as their retaining of earnings is reaching unreasonable levels.

Above the market orders happen when investors think that a stock has met resistance and when it goes up again a buy order is made trying to catch the stock in an upward trend.

An Actively managed ETF deals with Exchange trade funds that are managed by fund managers and the assets they hold can change at anytime.
The activity ratio shows how quickly a company can turn it's inventory into pure cash or add to their sales. This is important because companies that have liquid inventory have less debt problems in the long run.

BlowoffA Blowoff is a large and fast price increase of a security or investment after is has been increasing in value for a long period; investors when then rely on technical analysis think that after that last quick gain it will start to fall in price i.e. or crash

An acquisition loan happens when a company borrows money for things like assets and for the lender the loans are usually secured loans allowing them to feel safer.

Acting in concert happens when two or more investors or institutions act by investing in the same company assets for a goal in mind.