A market order is an order to buy or sell a stock at the current market price. Unless you specify…
Market manipulation is when someone artificially affects the supply or demand for a security (for example, causing stock prices to…
A "market maker" is a firm that stands ready to buy or sell a stock at publicly quoted prices. Learn…
A market index tracks the performance of a specific "basket" of stocks that represent a particular market or economic sector.…
A measurement of the performance of a specific "basket" of stocks considered to represent a particular market or sector of…
Market capitalization is the value of a corporation determined by multiplying the current public market price of one share of…
If you buy on margin and the value of your securities declines, your brokerage firm can require you to deposit…
A “margin account” is a type of brokerage account in which the broker-dealer lends the investor cash, using the account…
A fee paid out of fund assets to the fund's investment adviser for investment portfolio management. A fund's management fees…
Fees that direct-sold college savings plans may charge for continued participation in the plan.