is a payment made by a company to its shareholders in the form of cash, usually from the company's profits.

is an individual or company duly licensed by the SEC to participate in trading in the stock exchange.

Companies which have had a certain growth and are somewhat stable; and yet have immense potential of growth, come under this group of evaluation by market capitalization.

prices are dropping continuously.

Their earnings and prices move with the changes in the national economy.

Also known as value stocks

refers to acquisition of shares of stocks of other corporation to realize profit upon their sale and for periodic income

Constituting companies which have the least market cap are the riskiest of all stocks.

Refers to the speed at which prices go up and down.

Corporations engaged in foods and public utilities.

is where stocks are bought and sold.

corporations with growth rate faster than that of the general economy. In terms of revenue, net income and productive assets.

involves distributing additional shares of the company's stock to existing shareholders instead of cash.

are some of the most stable groups of companies in the market.

refers to the total market value of shares of stock listed in the stock exchanges.

considered an owner of the issuing company, determined the no. of of shares of investor.

These belong to companies that are not yet operating profitably but are expected to do so in the future.

prices increasingly move upwards.

Refers to the lowest price that a stock can command.

refers to lowering average unit cost by buying more at lower prices.

is one who buys and sells stocks for his own account. But later, they will trade to stock exchange.

Refers to the least quantity that can be purchased depending on market price of a stock and the minimum investment that an investor in stock must have.

is an organization that facilitates the trading of stocks, warrants and other listed therein.

Refers to the highest price that a stock can command.

It is a capitalization weighted aggreate index based on a basket of the common stocks of 30 companies.

Represent the technology sector of the market and include all these companies that produce or provide