stock market value

Stock Market Capitalization To GDP Ratio — A ratio used to determine whether an overall market is undervalued or overvalued. The ratio can be used to focus on specific markets, such as the U.S. market, or it can be applied to the world market depending on what values are used in the… …   Investment dictionary

Stock 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… …   Wikipedia

Market value added — (MVA) is the difference between the current market value of a firm and the capital contributed by investors. If MVA is positive, the firm has added value. If it is negative, the firm has destroyed value. The amount of value added needs to be… …   Wikipedia

Stock 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

stock 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:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Stock 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… …   Wikipedia

market value — n [U and C] 1.) the value of a product, building etc based on the price that people are willing to pay for it, rather than the cost of producing it or building it 2.) the total value of all the ↑shares on a ↑stock market, or the value of a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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Stock market crash — A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth. Crashes are driven by panic as much as by underlying economic factors. They… …   Wikipedia

Stock market bottom — A stock market bottom is a trend reversal that marks the end of a market downturn and the beginning of an upward moving trend. A bottom may occur because of the presence of a cycle, or because of panic selling as a reaction to an adverse… …   Wikipedia

Stock market downturn of 2002 — The stock market downturn of 2002 (some say stock market crash or the Internet bubble bursting ) is the sharp drop in stock prices during 2002 in stock exchanges across the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. After recovering from lows… …   Wikipedia