BEC Higher.ppt

BEC Higher Unit 2a Stocks Shares Useful Terms Earnings per share or EPS (每股收益): a ratio to report how much of a companys profit is allocated to each share of stock Fluctuate (波动): vary irregularly Hi-tech stocks (科技股): high technology stocks Break even (收支平衡) Brand awareness (品牌意识) Page hit (网页点击率/访问人数) Phenomenal growth(显著的增长): remarkable growth Useful Terms Alternative yardstick (可供选择的标准) Audience reach (用户范围/用户使用率) Search engine (有哪些信誉好的足球投注网站引擎) Sell-off (大量抛售股票) Level out/off (达到平衡/稳定下来): become steady Bottom out(跌落谷底并开始反弹):The point at which a stock price has dropped so far that demand exceeds supply and the price begins to rise again. A roller-coaster ride (坐过山车) Volatile (易变的/不稳定的): changeable and unstable Broker’s commission (股票经纪人佣金) Useful Terms Breaking news (必威体育精装版消息) Substantial returns on investments (丰厚的投资回报) Nasdaq-100 The Nasdaq-100 Index includes 100 of the largest non-financial domestic companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market. The Index reflects Nasdaqs largest growth companies across major industry groups. All index components have a minimum market capitalization of $500 million, and an average daily trading volume of at least 100,000 shares. Nasdaq: National Association of Dealers in Securities Automated Quotation Useful Terms Dividend (分红)：Distribution of earnings to shareholders, prorated (distributed) by the class of security and paid in the form of money, stock, or, rarely, company products or property. The amount is decided by the Board of Directors and is usually paid quarterly. IPO Date (股票上市日): The date that the security started publicly trading. Todays High: The intra-day high trading price. Todays Low: The intra-day low trading price. Useful Terms Float: The total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading. For example, a company may have 10 million outstanding shares (已发行股票), but only 7 million are trading on the stock market. Therefore, the float would be 7 million. Stocks with small floats, under 3 mill