BU111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index, Nasdaq Composite
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Total change in price from a day / year to other. Selling at discount when stated interest is lower than similar quality bonds. Selling at premium when interest is higher than similar quality bonds. Trends can be bull or bear (rising or falling prices) Sum of market prices for the 30 largest firms. List of the companies that trade in the nasdaq which are not listed in the dow or the. Market orders: buy or sell a certain security. Limit order: only buy at a certain price. Stop order: sell a stock if the price falls below a given limit. Round lot: purchase of 100 units of shares. Odd lot: purchase amount other than 100. Margin trading: only a portion of the price is paid the rest is loaned by the broker. Short sales: selling borrowed shares and then buying them at a lower price making profit in the difference.
