stocks

4. company a company whose shares are traded freely on a stock exchange.
7. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders
11. the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
12. An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
13. A group of your investments
14. Anything of value that is owned
17. An amount paid to a stockbroker based on a percentage of their sales
19. A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts
20. market A steady drop in the stock market over a period of time

1. Street Journal daily paper that provides detailed coverage of the business and financial world
2. A nationwide electronic system that links dealers across the nation so that they can buy and sell securities electronically.
3. low, sell high This is the underlying theory to investing in the stock market in order to maximize your profits (make the most money)
5. to put money into a project
6. investment variety to reduce risk
8. York Stock Exchange A New York City-based stock exchange, which is considered the largest stock exchange in the world
9. market A system for buying and selling shares of companies
10. Street A street in New York City famous for being the location of the New York stock exchange
15. a person who links buyers and sellers of stock
16. to include the details of something
18. to say what will happen before it occurs
20. market A period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices