Stock Market Stars

1. Market A period of falling stock prices.
2. Market A period of rising stock prices.
3. 500 An index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the U.S.
4. The world's leading search engine and owner of YouTube.
5. Cap Market Capitalization, the total market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock.
8. A range of investments held by a person or organization.
10. Renowned for its electric vehicles and renewable energy products.
12. Famous for its Windows operating system and Office suite.
14. Known for its iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers.
15. A global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities.

1. Chip A nationally recognized, well-established, and financially sound company.
2. A person or firm that arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission.
3. A share of ownership in a company.
6. Exchange-Traded Fund, a type of investment fund traded on stock exchanges.
7. A portion of a company's earnings distributed to shareholders.
8. Ratio Price-to-Earnings Ratio, a valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings.
9. Fund An investment program funded by shareholders that trades in diversified holdings.
11. The largest online retailer and cloud computing giant.
13. Initial Public Offering, the first sale of stock by a company to the public.
16. Jones A stock market index that indicates the value of 30 large, publicly-owned companies based in the United States.