Financial Terms Dictionary
AAII's comprehensive listing of finance and investing definitions that empowers individuals to grasp investing basics.
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AAII Bull/Bear Spread
AAII Contrarian Sentiment Indicator
accredited investor
accrual accounting
active investing
activity ratios
ADR
Advance/Decline line
annual report
annuity
Arms Index (TRIN)
AAII Contrarian Sentiment Indicator
accredited investor
accrual accounting
active investing
activity ratios
ADR
Advance/Decline line
annual report
annuity
Arms Index (TRIN)
B
balance sheet
bankruptcy
bear market
bearish sentiment
behavioral bias
benchmark
beneficiary
beta
bid-ask spread
black swan
blue chip
bankruptcy
bear market
bearish sentiment
behavioral bias
benchmark
beneficiary
beta
bid-ask spread
black swan
blue chip
C
closed-end fund
call option
CAN SLIM
CAPE ratio
capital asset pricing model (CAPM)
capital gains tax
cash account
cash flow
cash flow from operations
cash flow statement
cash ratio
call option
CAN SLIM
CAPE ratio
capital asset pricing model (CAPM)
capital gains tax
cash account
cash flow
cash flow from operations
cash flow statement
cash ratio
D
days sales outstanding (DSO)
debt-to-assets ratio
debt-to-equity ratio
debt-to-total-capital ratio
depreciation
direct purchase plan
diversification
dividend
dividend discount model
dividend yield
dollar volume
debt-to-assets ratio
debt-to-equity ratio
debt-to-total-capital ratio
depreciation
direct purchase plan
diversification
dividend
dividend discount model
dividend yield
dollar volume
E
earnings
earnings per share (EPS)
earnings revisions
earnings surprise
EBITDA
economic indicator
efficient market frontier
enterprise multiple
enterprise value
equity
estate planning
earnings per share (EPS)
earnings revisions
earnings surprise
EBITDA
economic indicator
efficient market frontier
enterprise multiple
enterprise value
equity
estate planning
F
factors
fair value
Fed Model
fiduciary
financial statements
fixed income
float
fractional share
free cash flow
fundamental stock analysis
fair value
Fed Model
fiduciary
financial statements
fixed income
float
fractional share
free cash flow
fundamental stock analysis
G
good til canceled (GTC)
gross domestic product (GDP)
gross profit margin
growth investing
growth stock
G-Score
gross domestic product (GDP)
gross profit margin
growth investing
growth stock
G-Score
H
I
income investing
income statement
income stock
index fund
indicated annual dividend
inflation
inflation risk
inherited IRA
initial public offering (IPO)
insider trading
institutional investor
income statement
income stock
index fund
indicated annual dividend
inflation
inflation risk
inherited IRA
initial public offering (IPO)
insider trading
institutional investor
L
leverage
limit order
liquidity
liquidity ratios
load fund
long position
long-term care
long-term debt
limit order
liquidity
liquidity ratios
load fund
long position
long-term care
long-term debt
M
margin
margin account
market capitalization
market index
market maker
market order
market sentiment
marketable security
meme stock
modern portfolio theory
momentum stocks
margin account
market capitalization
market index
market maker
market order
market sentiment
marketable security
meme stock
modern portfolio theory
momentum stocks
N
Nasdaq
net asset value (NAV)
net income
net profit margin
net revenue
neutral sentiment
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
no-load fund
net asset value (NAV)
net income
net profit margin
net revenue
neutral sentiment
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
no-load fund
O
P
par value
passive investing
payables turnover
payment for order flow
PEG ratio
penny stock
portfolio turnover
preferred stock
price strength
price-earnings ratio
price-to-book-value ratio
passive investing
payables turnover
payment for order flow
PEG ratio
penny stock
portfolio turnover
preferred stock
price strength
price-earnings ratio
price-to-book-value ratio
Q
R
ratio analysis
real estate
real estate investment trust (REIT)
real property
receivables turnover
relative strength
relative strength index (RSI)
retail investor
retained earnings
return on assets (ROA)
return on equity (ROE)
real estate
real estate investment trust (REIT)
real property
receivables turnover
relative strength
relative strength index (RSI)
retail investor
retained earnings
return on assets (ROA)
return on equity (ROE)
S
S&P 500 index
S&P 500 Trend
secondary market
sell limit order
shareholder yield
shareholder's equity
sharpe ratio
Short Interest Diffusion Index (SIDI)
short position
short squeeze
short-term debt
S&P 500 Trend
secondary market
sell limit order
shareholder yield
shareholder's equity
sharpe ratio
Short Interest Diffusion Index (SIDI)
short position
short squeeze
short-term debt
T
target allocation
target-date fund
tax-loss harvesting
technical analysis
tender offer
time horizon
tracking error
traditional IRA
trailing stop-limit order
trailing stop-loss order
Treasury bill (T-bill)
target-date fund
tax-loss harvesting
technical analysis
tender offer
time horizon
tracking error
traditional IRA
trailing stop-limit order
trailing stop-loss order
Treasury bill (T-bill)