VV 40 – Financial English Vocabulary: Stocks and Shares (Part 2)
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In this Video Vocab lesson, we’ll learn how stocks trade at a certain level, how they close at the end of the day, and how investors bid on shares. This may involve strategies such as short selling and flash trading. We will also cover ideas such as bear markets and bull markets and find out what a blue chip stock is.
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VV 40 – Financial English Vocabulary: Stocks and Shares (Part 2)
- 2. trade at close at short selling bear market flash trading bull market blue chip bid
- 5. Text Text to trade at A stock will trade at different prices depending on supply and demand.
- 6. Text example: “Su t te r G old is cur re n t ly trading at $130 per share, but that price is expected to drop.”
- 8. Text Stock prices continually change, but at the end of the trading day they close at a specific price. to close at
- 9. Text Closing prices are of ten used to track how a stock changes over time. to close at
- 10. example: Text “Gator Industries share price climbed from $9 to $13 by noon but eventually closed at $11.”
- 11. Text
- 12. Text bid A bid is an offer made by an investor or a broker to buy shares.
- 13. Text example: “I called my brokerage to place a bid for 1,000 shares of Yahoo at $35.50.”
- 15. Text short selling Short selling is when an investor tries to make money on a stock that he thinks will go down.
- 16. Text short selling To do this, he borrows shares, sellsthem, andthen buysthembackat the lower price.
- 17. Text example: “Sh ort se l li ng is a r isk y strategy because if a stock p r ic e ac t u a l l y r i s e s, t h e investor might lose money.”
- 19. Text Using very fast computers to analyse stock trades and automatically sell or buy stocks based on very small fluctuations in the price. flash trading
- 20. Text example: “Many people believe that flash trading gives certain traders unfair advantage and influence.”
- 21. Text bear market
- 22. Text bear market A bear market is a general decrease in stock prices over more than two months.
- 23. Text bear market Bearmarketshappen because investors lose confidence, become nervous, and sell stocks.
- 24. Text example: “Many analysts are saying that the recent downturn may signal a coming bear market.”
- 25. Text bull market
- 26. Text In a bull market, stock prices are rising, which indicates a strong economy. bull market
- 27. Text Bull markets come with investor confidence and increased buying activity. bull market
- 28. example: Text “My financial advisor has warned me that the bull market will end soon and to be cautious.”
- 29. Text blue chip
- 30. Text Considered a safe investment, a blue chip stock is the stock of a large & stable company. blue chip
- 31. Text Popular American blue chip companies include McDonald’s, Walmart & Coca Cola. blue chip
- 32. example: Text “Half of my stock investments are in blue chip companies, while the other half is in new tech companies.”
- 33. Text Practice Now, it’s your turn to practice!
- 34. example For example, if you hear… Text I am going to call my <beep> and ask him to sell my shares in Apple.
- 35. example You can say ... Text I am going to call my stockbroker and ask him to sell my shares in Apple.
- 37. Text question 1 At the end of the trading day, Google’s stock <beep> at $525.
- 38. Text answer 1 At the end of the trading day, Google’s stock closed at $525.
- 39. Text question 2 The recent economic problems haven’t affected blue <beep> companies too much.
- 40. Text answer 2 The recent economic problems haven’t affected blue chip companies too much.
- 41. Text question 3 Stock prices are expected to drop as we enter a strong <beep> market.
- 42. Text answer 3 Stock prices are expected to drop as we enter a strong bear market.