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  • 1stock market — n 1: stock exchange (1) 2: a market for particular stocks 3: the market for stocks throughout a country Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2Stock market prediction — is the act of trying to determine the future value of a company stock or other financial instrument traded on a financial exchange. The successful prediction of a stock s future price could yield significant profit. Some believe that stock price… …

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  • 3Stock market — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …

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  • 4Stock market index option — is a derivative financial instrument.The global market for exchange traded stock market index options is notionally valued by the Bank for International Settlements at $368,900 million in 2005.A stock index option provides the right to trade a… …

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  • 5stock market — stock ,market noun count * 1. ) a STOCK EXCHANGE 2. ) the stock market the activities connected with buying and selling SHARES in companies: He invested everything in the stock market. a ) the value of the SHARES being sold in a STOCK EXCHANGE:… …

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  • 6stock market — place where securities are bought and sold, 1809, from STOCK (Cf. stock) (n.2) + MARKET (Cf. market). The original Stock Market (mid 14c.) was a fish and meat market in the City of London on or near the later site of Mansion House, so called… …

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  • 7stock market sector — UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET ► one of the industries or areas of activity into which companies whose shares are traded on a particular stock market are divided: »Most small investors find it hard to choose which stock market sector to follow …

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  • 8Stock Market and Investing — angel investor bear tack black swan Bull Market Babies capitulation bottom carve out casino culture …

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  • 9stock market — ♦♦♦ stock markets N COUNT: the N The stock market consists of the general activity of buying stocks and shares, and the people and institutions that organize it. He s been studying and playing the stock market since he was 14... The company s… …

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  • 10stock market index — UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► STOCK INDEX(Cf. ↑stock index) …

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