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Stock;* A supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, or a manufacturer.

Dividend;* A sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of earnings.

Capital Gain;* Profit from the sale of assets, as bonds or real estate.

Common Stock;* Stock that ordinarily has no preference in the matter of dividends or assets and represents the residual ownership of a corporate business.

Blue Chip Stock;* A term used to describe stocks of high quality, financially sound corporations.

Dow Jones;* Short for Dow Jones Industrial Average, first published 1884 by Charles Henry Dow (d.1902) and Edward D. Jones (d.1920), later publishers of "The Wall Street Journal."

Future;* Time that is to be or come hereafter.

Options;* Something that may be or is chosen; choice.

Bond;* Something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.

Mutual Funds;* An investment company that issues shares continuously and is obligated to repurchase them from shareholders on demand.

Commodities;* An article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.

Preferred Stock;* Stock that has a superior claim to that of common stock with respect to dividends and often to assets in the event of liquidation.

New York Stock Exchange;* The largest stock exchange in the U.S., located in New York City. Abbreviation: NYSE, N.Y.S.E.