Wall Street Lingo: Thousands of Investment Terms Explained Simply Book

Foreword     6
Author Biography & Dedication     7
Introduction     8
Market Mechanics
The Exchanges: At Home and Abroad     13
Exchange Operations: Bringing Order to the Markets     21
Playing Fair: Rules and Regulations     32
Who's Who
The Big Wheels: Wall Street Professionals     44
The Money Machines: Bankers, Economists, and World Trade     49
The Money Makers: Corporations at Home and Abroad     57
Investors - Big and Small     62
The Industry Guard Dogs: Regulators, Enforcers, and Safety Nets     68
Market Forces
Economics for Investors: The Ups and Downs of the Business Cycle     74
Economic Indicators: Taking the Business Cycle Temperature     88
The Long and Short of Trends, Cycles, and Crashes: Market Movement and the Indexes that Track Them     105
Asset Classes
Stocks: Owning a Piece of Something Big     114
Funds: Letting a Professional Make the Decisions     123
Bonds: Loaning Corporations and Governments Money     131
Options and Futures: Taking Bigger Chances     141
Initial Public Offerings: The Darling of the 90s     154
Analysis Strategies: Identifying a Good Investment When You See It
Fundamental Analysis: Cheap orUndervalued?     161
Decoding Financial Statements: Seeing Beyond the Numbers     173
Equity Valuations: It's All Relative     182
Bond Valuations: All Debt is Not Created Equal     191
Technical Analysis: Using the Past to Predict the Future     198
Charting: More Than Pretty Pictures     207
Investment Mechanics
Tools that Match Your Style: Starting With the Right Broker     224
Orders, Quotes, and Fills: Getting the Price You Want     237
Recordkeeping and Taxes: Paying the Piper     247
Additional Resources
Investor Resources: Getting Help When You Need It     253
Acronyms     257
Conclusion     263
Table of Figures     264
Trademarks     265
Bibliography     268
Internet Resources     269
Index     273