Types of Stocks and Stock Classifications

2. This is the type of company whose shares are traded freely on a stock exchange.
4. Increase in value when the economy is strong and lose value during economic decline.
5. Stocks of companies with profits that are increasing quickly.
6. Is an order to buy or sell a stock at the market price once the stock has traded at or through a specified price.
8. Doesn’t come with voting rights and lower overall risk and returns.
9. Typically pays a regular quarterly dividend to shareholders. These are usually high-quality, well-established companies with a history of strong profits and steady dividend increases.
10. The stock of a large, well-established, and financially sound company that has operated for many years and pays dividends in good and bad times.
11. Is an order to buy or sell a stock at the market's current best available price.
15. The size of a company. You can calculate this by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the current stock price.

1. Is an order to buy or sell a stock with a restriction on the maximum price to be paid or the minimum price to be received.
3. This stock is a sound investment during economic downturns because the industries and companies that issue the stock are unaffected by, or even profit from, financial slumps.
4. Voting right to elect the board of directors and more ways to make money.
7. Issued by start-ups. These stocks carry a high amount of risk because the companies are often untested and many do not succeed.
12. Shares that trade at no more than $5 each.
13. These stocks are underpriced when compare to other similar companies in the stock market.
14. This is the type of company whose shares are not offered on the stock market.