The finance glossary from Edubourse gathers the essential definitions of the financial markets: quotation terms, fundamental indicators, derivatives, and the trading vocabulary used on the trading floor — all in one finance dictionary.
Why Learn Stock Market Terms?
Financial vocabulary is a barrier to entry: understanding investing definitions such as the index divisor, a treasury share, or a repurchase agreement allows you to read an annual report or an analyst note with a critical eye.
Finance Glossary Definitions
- Dead cat bounce
- EBITDAR
- Monthly settlement
- Veuve de Carpentras
- Overweighting
- Closing a position early
- Stock market layoff
- Realization value
- Repurchase agreement (repo)
- Index divisor
- Off-list trading
- Default rate
- Stock market value
- Shareholders’ equity
- Index Scientific Committee: who decides the composition of the CAC 40
- Delayed quotes
- Treasury shares
- Raising capital
- Prudential regulation
- Investor profile
How to Use This Glossary?
Each entry is self-contained, so stock market terms for beginners are easy to look up, with investment terms explained in plain language. To go further: the stock market for beginners, trading, and the ETF guide.
This glossary is for educational purposes and does not constitute investment advice.