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Basic Stock Market Terms

The stock market is any exchange that allows people to buy and sell stocks and companies to issue stocks. A stock represents the company’s equity, and shares are pieces of the company. When people talk about buying and selling stock, they mean that they’ve bought or sold one or more shares of a particular stock. The purpose for the trader is to make money. For instance, if I buy 2,000 shares of Apple stock at $190 and sell it six months later for $210 per share, I’ll make money. If Apple tanks (which isn’t likely), I could lose money, in which case I’d want to sell quickly to limit my losses. What Do Stock Trading Terms Mean? Stock market terms are industry-specific jargon for the securities industry. When experts and amateurs talk about trading stocks, they use these stock market terms to speak specifically about strategies, charts, patterns, indices, and other elements of the stock trading industry. Learning stock market terms will allow you to accelerate the ...

Abbreviation used in business lettes

Abbreviations in Business Correspondence What are Abbreviations in Business Correspondence In business correspondence a number of abbreviations are used, some of which are only suitable for informal communication, some only for electronic communication. In  business correspondence  a number of abbreviations are used, some of which are only suitable for informal communication, some even for electronic communication only (e.g. emoticons). In formal business letters, a clear, formal writing style should be used, however, there exist some instances in which the use of abbreviations is appropriate to save both space and time. Formal widely used abbreviations: ASAP  - as soon as possible attn - attention: to show that a letter is for the attention of a particular person BYOB - bring your own bottle: used on invitations to show that you should bring your own beverage to a party or get-to-gether cc - used on a business letter or  e-mail  to in...

Prepositions

After / Later I’ll call you  later. I’ll call you  after   I get home  from work. First he bought a new car. Two weeks  later , he bought a new motorcycle. He bought a new motorcycle two weeks  after he bought a car. You can say  “later + time period”  to refer to an unspecified time in the future, for example: I’ll finish the project  later this week. We’ll go on vacation  later this year. Never end a sentence with “after.” Instead, you can use “afterwards” “Did you go straight home after the baseball game?” “No, we went out for drinks  after. ” “No, we went out for drinks  afterwards. “ Ago / Before Use  ago  to talk about past times in reference to the current moment. Use  before  to talk about past times in reference to another moment in the past. Difference between “before” and “ago” By / Until Use  by  for one specific ...