Wall Street Lingo : Thousands of Investment Terms Explained Simply

Foreword 6 Author Biography & Dedication 7 Introduction 8 Part I: Market Mechanics Chapter 1: The Exchanges: At Home and Abroad 13 Chapter 2: Exchange Operations: Bringing Order to the Markets 21 Chapter 3: Playing Fair: Rules and Regulations 32 Part II: Who's Who Chapter 4: The Big Wheels: Wall Street Professionals 44 Chapter 5: The Money Machines: Bankers, Economists, and World Trade 49 Chapter 6: The Money Makers: Corporations at Home and Abroad 57 Chapter 7: Investors Big and Small 62 Chapter 8: The Industry Guard Dogs: Regulators, Enforcers, and Safety Nets 68 Part III: Market Forces Chapter 9: Economics for Investors: The Ups and Downs of the Business Cycle 74 Chapter 10: Economic Indicators: Taking the Business Cycle Temperature 88 Chapter 11: The Long and Short of Trends, Cycles, and Crashes: Market Movement and the Indexes that Track Them 105 Part IV Asset Classes Chapter 12: Stocks: Owning a Piece of Something Big 114 Chapter 13: Funds: Letting a Professional Make the Decisions 123 Chapter 14: Bonds: Loaning Corporations and Governments Money 131 Chapter 15: Options and Futures: Taking Bigger Chances 141 Chapter 16: Initial Public Offerings: The Darling of the 90's 154 Part Y: Analysis Strategies: Identifying a Good Investment When You See It Chapter 17: Fundamental Analysis: Cheap or Undervalued? 161 Chapter 18: Decoding Financial Statements: Seeing Beyond the Numbers 173 Chapter 19: Equity Valuations: It's All Relative 182 Chapter 20: Bond Valuations: All Debt is Not Created Equal 191 Chapter 21: Technical Analysis: Using the Past to Predict the Future 198 Chapter 22: Charting: More Than Pretty Pictures 207 Part VI: Investment Mechanics Chapter 23: Tools that Match Your Style: Starting With the Right Broker 224 Chapter 24: Orders, Quotes, and Fills: Getting the Price You Want 237 Chapter 25: Recordkeeping and Taxes: Paying the Piper 247 Part VII: Additional Resources Chapter 26: Investor Resources: Getting Help When You Need It 253 Chapter 27: Acronyms 257 Conclusion 263 Table of Figures 264 Trademarks 265 Bibliography 268 Internet Resources 269 Index 273