32投资和股票.pptVIP

上海财经大学－商务英语课程 上海财经大学－商务英语课程 Investment Stocks -投资和股票 NO. 32 * Following are the most common terms that are associated with the stock and stocks: Bear and Bull：买空卖空（熊与牛） Bear is a person with a pessimistic market outlook. Bull is a person who thinks prices will rise. Bear market：熊市 Prolonged period of falling prices. * Bull market：牛市 Prolonged rise in the prices of stocks, bonds, and commodities. Dividend：分红 Distribution of earnings to shareholders, usually paid in the form of money and stock. * IPO：首次公募 Initial Public Offering. Refer to the initial offering of shares by a company to the public. Mutual fund：共同基金 Fund operated by an investment company which is invested in stocks, bonds, options, commodities, or money-market securities. * Blue chip：蓝筹股 Common stock of nationally-known companies in the U.S. that have a long record of profit growth, dividend payment, and a reputation for quality management, products, and services. Investment banker：投资银行家 Firm or individual, acting as underwriter or agent, that serves as an intermediary between an issuer of securities and the investing public. * Common stocks：普通股 Units of ownership of a public corporation. Owners are typically entitled to vote on the selection of directors and other important matters, as well as to receive dividends on their holdings. Preferred stocks：优先股 Class of capital stock that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and liquidation of assets. Does not ordinarily carry voting rights. * Bell-weather stocks：前导证券 A security seen as an indicator of a market’s direction. Portfolio：投资组合 Combined holding of more than one stock, bond, commodity, real-estate investment, cash, or other asset by an individual or institutional investor. The purpose of a portfolio is to reduce risk by diversification. * Graveyard market：墓地市场 Bear market wherein investors who sell are faced with substantial losses while potential investors prefer