Thesaurus Dictionary
Synonyms and antonyms of Stocks and shares and the stock exchange in American Thesaurus
Stocks and shares and the stock exchange
bear (noun)
business someone who expects the prices of stocks to fall, so they sell them
bearish (adjective)
a bearish market is one in which the prices of stocks are falling
bearish (adjective)
expecting the prices of stocks to fall
bear market (noun)
a situation in the stock market in which the prices of stocks are falling
bid price (noun)
the price at which stock is bought on a stock exchange
bondholder (noun)
someone who owns government or corporation bonds
broker-dealer (noun)
a person or company that buys and sells stocks, shares, or goods for other people
bull (noun)
business someone who expects the prices of stock to rise and may buy them so they can sell them later at a profit
bullish (adjective)
business a bullish market is one in which the prices of stocks are rising
bullish (adjective)
business expecting the prices of stocks to rise
bull market (noun)
a situation in the stock market in which the prices of stocks are rising
bull run (noun)
a period during which prices of shares on the stock market are generally rising
buyback (noun)
an arrangement in which someone agrees to buy back shares or property that they previously sold to someone
buyout (noun)
a situation in which the managers or people employed in a company take control of it by buying all of its stock
close (verb)
business to have a particular value when people stop buying and selling on a stock exchange at the end of a day
controlling interest (noun)
a situation in which someone owns enough shares in a company to be able to make decisions about what the company does
corporate bond (noun)
a type of bond (=official document given to someone who has lent money, promising to pay that money back) that is provided by a public company
corporate raider (noun)
a person or organization that tries to take control of a company by buying a large number of its shares
correction (noun)
business a fall in values on the stock market following a period when values have risen very fast
crash (verb)
economics if the stock market crashes, its value falls suddenly
crash (noun)
economics a sudden fall in prices or in the value of the stock market
day trading (noun)
the activity of buying shares and selling them for a profit later in the same day
dealing room (noun)
a room at a stock exchange where shares are bought and sold
equities (noun)
business company shares that can be bought and sold on a stock market
equity (noun)
the value of a company’s shares
float (verb)
business to start to sell a company’s shares on the stock market
float (noun)
business the first time that a company starts to sell its shares on the stock market
floor (noun)
business an area where stock in companies is bought and sold
flotation (noun)
business the sale of stock in a company for the first time
futures market (noun)
the activity of buying and selling shares, goods, or currency at an agreed price to be delivered at a time in the future
gain (verb)
if a share of stock or the stock market gains its value increases
go public (business)
business if a private company goes public, it becomes a public corporation by selling stock to people
gray market (noun)
the activity of buying and selling company shares before they are officially available
hedge (verb)
to buy and sell shares in such a way that the risk of losing money is low
HFT (noun)
high-frequency trader: someone who uses sophisticated technology including very fast connections and computer algorithms to make trades in securities extremely quickly in order to gain an advantage over other traders
HFT (noun)
high-frequency trading: the use of sophisticated technology including very fast connections and computer algorithms to make trades in securities extremely quickly in order to gain an advantage over other traders
high-frequency trading (noun)
the use of sophisticated technology including very fast connections and computer algorithms to make trades in securities extremely quickly in order to gain an advantage over other traders
holding (noun)
a part of a company that someone owns in the form of a share or shares
IPO (noun)
initial public offering: an occasion when stock in a company is first sold to the public
irredeemable (adjective)
irredeemable stock cannot be sold in return for money
issue (noun)
a set of things, for example shares in a company, that are made available to people at a particular time
jobber (noun)
business someone whose job is to sell stocks and bonds
management buyout (noun)
a business deal in which the managers of a company buy all or the majority of its stock so that they own the company
market capitalization (noun)
a way of measuring the value of a company calculated by multiplying the number of the company’s shares by their price on the stock market
market maker (noun)
someone whose job is to buy and sell stocks and shares for other people on the stock market
miner (noun)
a share in a mining company
offer price (noun)
the price at which a company is willing to sell shares
par (noun)
business the original value of a stock market share
penny stock (noun)
American a stock in a corporation that costs less than one dollar and usually has a very high risk
pit (noun)
the place where people buy and sell shares in a stock exchange
to invest in stocks or bonds because you want to make money
premium (noun)
business the amount by which the price of a share is higher than its original price
price-earnings ratio (noun)
a way of measuring the value of a company’s stock by dividing the price for each share by what the company earns for it
profit taking (noun)
a situation where business people sell stock while it is rising in value in order to make a profit
raid (noun)
business an attempt by one business to take control of another by buying a lot of its shares
redeem (verb)
to get money by selling stock that you own in a company
redemption (noun)
rights issue (noun)
an offer of shares at a special low price by a company to people who already own shares in it
scrip (noun)
business a document giving you the right to a part of a share of stock
securities (noun)
documents showing that you own shares in a company
sell-off (noun)
American a situation in which a lot of stocks are sold at the same time, making prices go down
shareholder (noun)
British a stockholder
share option (noun)
spread betting (noun)
economics a type of betting on the stock market in which you win stock if the value of a company increases or decreases within a particular range of possible values
stockbroker (noun)
someone whose job is to buy and sell shares in companies for other people
stock exchange (noun)
a place where people buy and sell shares in companies
the stock exchange (noun)
stockholder (noun)
American someone who owns stocks (=equal parts into which a company’s money is divided) in a company. The British word is shareholder.
the stock market (noun)
the stock market (noun)
the activities connected with buying and selling shares in companies
the stock market (noun)
the value of the shares being sold in a stock exchange
stock option (noun)
American an opportunity to buy shares in the company that you work for
to apply to buy stock in a company
subscription (noun)
British an agreement to buy stock in a company
TMT (abbreviation)
technology, media, and telecommunications: used for describing that area of business on the stock exchange
trade (noun)
the activity of buying and selling stocks
underwriter (noun)
business a financial institution that underwrites a company’s stock when it first becomes available
unit price (noun)
the price of each single thing, especially a share in a company
unit trust (noun)
unlisted (adjective)
business used about the stock of an unlisted company