Langues appliquées - Anglais : Economie, gestion, droit, AES - 4e - 46

economics

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R stock markets the financial markets where securities (shares and bonds) are traded; stock
exchanges
R securities general name for stocks and shares of all types; in common usage stocks are fixed
interest securities (e.g. bonds), while shares are the rest
R traded bought and sold
R regional exchanges stock exchanges that operate outside of the United States main financial
centre in New York City.
R American Stock Exchange (AMEX) the third-largest stock exchange by trading volume
in the United States
R NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) a
global electronic marketplace for trading securities, as well as the benchmark index for US
technology stocks
R boom a period of fast increase or development
R trading floor enclosed area in a stock exchange where transactions are made by shouting
selling and buying orders
R LED screen flat panel which uses an array of light-emitting diodes (LED) as pixels for a
video display
R advertisements paid announcements or public notices of goods or services for sale
R companies commercial or industrial organizations that aim at making a profit by doing
business; business enterprises, firms
R giants companies which are among the leaders in a particular sector of activity; major players
R competition rivalry between two or more business enterprises to secure a market share or
to win new markets at each other's expense, business rivalry
R online trading the buying and selling of securities through the internet
R brokerages financial institutions that facilitate the buying and selling of financial securities
between a buyer and a seller; brokerage firms, brokerage houses
R households economic units comprised of a single person living alone, a family or a group
of people living under the same roof and sharing living arrangements
R regulation a process established by law that restricts or controls some specified decisions
made by the affected firms, and which is usually carried out by a special government agency
R compliance departments units within brokerage houses, banks or financial institutions
that ensure the implementation of all applicable laws, rules and regulations
R Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the federal government agency that oversees
the stock market's self-regulation
R crash a sharp drop in economic activity and stock prices
R circuit breakers measures designed to prevent panic selling on stock exchanges by stopping
trading after a security or an index has fallen by a certain amount
R Dow Jones Industrial Average the stock market index compiled by the Dow Jones Irwin
company, the three averages of which are the industrials, the transportations and the utilities
R closing value stock prices at the end of a day's trading on the stock market
R corporations large companies that are legal entities separate and distinct from their
members, that are owned by a number of persons called stockholders, and run by a set of
elected officers and a board of directors headed by a chairperson
R stock issues the shares of stock (equities) or bonds sold by a corporation at a particular
time; equity stock issues
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