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The financial dictionary
Share: A security that defines and represents a share in the share capital of a public company. A share secures the owner’s property and say in the company. The share price results from supply and demand on the stock exchange.
bear market: This term denotes a sustained downward movement in prices. This is to be understood as an overall tendency and is derived from the French baisser (to sink, to fall).
Chart: Graphical representation of the price and sales development of securities, sectors or stock exchanges. The time period that is displayed can be freely selected.
Dividend: Portion of the balance sheet profit per share in a stock corporation that is distributed to the shareholders. The dividend is decided by the shareholders at the general meeting.
Equity capital: Funds raised by the owners of a business to finance it. A high proportion of equity increases the company’s competitiveness and independence.
Fund: French for capital. A fund is a collection of different assets (e.g. stocks, real estate, goods).
share capital: This means the share capital of a joint-stock company. In Austria it must be at least 70,000 euros.
bull market: The opposite of bear market. It refers to an ongoing general price increase on the stock exchange and is derived from the French hausser (increase).
IPO: Initial Public Offering or “First Public Offering”: This describes the introduction of a company to the stock market by selling shares to investors.
Joint venture: English term for joint venture. It is a form of cooperation between companies, often from different countries.
price-earnings ratio: Shows how often the earnings per share are included in the price (=course) of the share. The lower the P/E, the “cheaper” a stock is. Earnings per share are approximated in advance and should not be confused with dividends.
short sale: Selling securities not owned by the seller. The sellers speculate on being able to buy the sold securities at a later point in time at a lower price.
Market Cap: value of a company on the stock exchange. It is calculated from the total number of shares in circulation multiplied by the current price of the share.
New issue: First issue of securities on the capital market. It can be done through one or more banks. Banks must find buyers for this new issue within a specified period (subscription period).
Option: Means the contractually granted right to buy or sell an item under certain conditions at a certain price. A distinction is made between buy and sell options. Options are tradable on the stock exchange.
Portfolio: Part or all of the investment in securities owned by a client or company. A portfolio primarily serves the purpose of risk diversification.
Quarterly report: Quarterly publications of interim balance sheets of a public limited company. This is mostly done on a voluntary basis.
real interest rate: Interest rate obtained by subtracting the inflation rate from the nominal interest rate.
free float: The free float includes that portion of shares in a company that is owned by free shareholders and is therefore regularly available for stock exchange trading. The higher the free float, the higher the tradability of a share.
Trader: Anglo-American term for a securities dealer who can carry out transactions on behalf of others as if on their own account – in contrast to a broker who only trades for others.
Sales volume: Describes the value of a company’s revenues generated during the financial year. Sales are reported in the company’s income statement.
Volatility: This is a measure of a stock’s risk. The volatility depicts the average fluctuation range of a price for a specific period.
Wall Street: The New York Stock Exchange has the address on “Wall Street”. This street is only 800 meters long and is the center of New York’s financial district with numerous financial institutions. The trademark and popular photo motif on Wall Street is the bull.
Xetra: Stands for “Exchange electronic trading” and is the electronic trading system for Deutsche Börse. It has also been used on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1999.
Yellow Book: Means the Summary of Rules for the Listing of Securities on the London Stock Exchange.
Compound interest effect: Compound interest describes the interest that investors receive on interest. If interest amounts are immediately reinvested, the compound interest effect occurs. Invested capital thus grows faster.
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