Icore finance final exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Primary Market - market for the sale of new securities by corporations Initial Public Offering (IPO) - first offering of stock to the general public Primary Offering - the corporation sells shares in the firm Common Stock - ownership shares in a publicly held corporation Secondary Market (Wall Street) - market in which previously issued securities are traded amongst investors Dividend - Periodic cash distribution from the firm to the shareholders P/E Ratio - ratio of sto...