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Synonyms and antonyms of Stocks and shares and the stock exchange in British Thesaurus
Stocks and shares and the stock exchange
bear (noun)
business someone who expects the prices of shares to fall, so they sell them
bearish (adjective)
expecting the prices of shares to fall
bearish (adjective)
a bearish market is one in which the prices of shares are falling
bear market (noun)
a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are falling
bid price (noun)
the price at which shares are bought on a stock exchange
bondholder (noun)
someone who owns government or company 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 shares 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 shares are rising
bullish (adjective)
business expecting the prices of shares to rise
bull market (noun)
a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are rising
bull run (noun)
a period during which prices of shares on the stock market are generally rising
buy-back (noun)
an arrangement in which someone agrees to buy back shares or goods that they previously sold to someone
buy-in (noun)
a situation in which a group of managers buys some or all of the shares in a company that they do not work for
buyout (noun)
a situation in which the managers or people employed in a company take control of it by buying all of its shares
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 shares in companies are bought and sold
flotation (noun)
business the sale of shares 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
gilt (noun)
British a security with a fixed rate of interest issued by the UK government
golden share (noun)
British a share that is owned by the government in a private company which allows the government to control what the company does after it has been privatized
go public (business)
business if a private company goes public, it becomes a public company by selling shares to people
grey market (noun)
business 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 shares in a company are 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)
someone whose job is to sell stocks and bonds
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
mutual fund (noun)
offer price (noun)
the price at which a company is willing to sell shares
ordinary shares (noun)
British the majority of the shares into which the capital of a company is divided. The people who own these shares have the right to a part of the company’s profits.
par (noun)
business the original value of a stock market share
pit (noun)
the place where people buy and sell shares in a stock exchange
to invest in stocks or shares 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 businesspeople sell shares while they are 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 shares that you own in a company
redemption (noun)
the sale of shares that you own in a company
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)
extra shares that are given to someone who already has shares in a company, instead of a dividend
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)
spread betting (noun)
economics a type of betting on the stock market in which you win shares 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 a 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)
to apply to buy shares in a company
subscription (noun)
British an agreement to buy shares 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 shares in companies
trading (noun)
the activity of buying and selling shares in companies
underwriter (noun)
business a financial institution that underwrites a company’s shares when they first become available
unit price (noun)
the price of each single thing, especially a share in a company
unit trust (noun)
British an organization through which you can buy shares in many different businesses
unlisted (adjective)
business used about the shares of an unlisted company
a famous event in 1929 when the value of shares on the Wall Street Stock Exchange in New York fell so low that many people lost all their money. This event led to the Depression of the 1930s.
warehousing (noun)
business an attempt to protect or increase the value of a company’s shares by buying a lot of them