Finance Glossary
Every term, every video
Search or scroll. Each term has a definition, a mini-quiz, and a linked video.
#TermStatus
- 01🏠Asset VideoSomething valuable you own.Pro
- 02📜Bond VideoAn IOU from a company or government.Pro
- 03💵Cash VideoMoney ready to spend right now.Pro
- 04🎁Dividend VideoA bonus a company pays its owners.Pro
- 05💰Earnings VideoMoney a company makes after costs.Pro
- 06🏛️Exchange VideoThe official place stocks trade.Pro
- 07🧺Fund VideoA basket of many investments.Pro
- 08🌱Growth VideoWhen something gets bigger over time.Pro
- 09🤲Holding VideoA stock you currently own.Pro
- 10🚀Invest VideoUse money today to try to grow it later.Pro
- 11👨👧Joint Account VideoAn account shared by two people.Pro
- 12😅Loss VideoWhen a sale gives you less than you paid.Pro
- 13🏪Market VideoWhere stocks are bought and sold.Pro
- 14🧮Net Worth VideoEverything you own minus what you owe.Pro
- 15📝Order VideoA request to buy or sell.Pro
- 16🎒Portfolio VideoAll the investments you own.Pro
- 17💬Quote VideoThe current price of a stock.Pro
- 18⚠️Risk VideoThe chance of losing money.Pro
- 19🧩Stock VideoA tiny piece of a company.Pro
- 20🔁Trade VideoSwapping cash for shares (or back).Pro
- 21📦Unit VideoOne piece of something you can buy.Pro
- 22🪙VCcoin VideoOur pretend money for learning.Pro
- 23🎢Volatility VideoHow much a price wiggles.Pro
- 24👀Watchlist VideoStocks you follow but haven't bought.Pro
- 25🌾Yield VideoHow much income an investment pays you.Pro
- 260️⃣Zero Balance VideoWhen your cash runs out.Pro
Market
Market vocabulary
How orders, prices, and the trading day work. Tap any term for the full lesson and video.
#Market termStatus
- 01🏷️Ask VideoThe lowest price a seller will accept right now.Pro
- 02🐻Bear Market VideoPrices going down over time.Pro
- 03🙋Bid VideoThe highest price a buyer will pay right now.Pro
- 04🐂Bull Market VideoPrices going up over time.Pro
- 05🛑Circuit Breaker VideoA short pause when prices crash.Pro
- 06🧮Index VideoA basket that tracks a group of stocks.Pro
- 07🎉IPO VideoThe first day a company sells shares to everyone.Pro
- 08🎯Limit Order VideoBuy or sell only at the price you pick.Pro
- 09💧Liquidity VideoHow easy it is to trade a stock.Pro
- 10🕘Market Hours VideoThe times the market is open for trading.Pro
- 11⚡Market Order VideoBuy or sell right now at the best price.Pro
- 12📖Order Book VideoThe live list of all bids and asks.Pro
- 13🧊Slippage VideoWhen your fill price is worse than you expected.Pro
- 14↔️Spread VideoThe gap between the bid and the ask.Pro
- 15🔤Ticker VideoThe short code that names a stock.Pro
- 16📊Volume VideoHow many shares traded today.Pro
Research
Research vocabulary
The words you'll meet on the Research Lab. Tap any term for the full lesson and video.
#Research termStatus
- 01📅52-Week High/Low VideoThe best and worst price in a year.Pro
- 02⭐Analyst Rating VideoGrown-up experts' thumbs up or down.Pro
- 03⚖️Balance Sheet VideoA snapshot of what a company owns and owes.Pro
- 04🌡️Beta VideoHow much a stock moves vs the whole market.Pro
- 05🕯️CandlesticksBars showing open, close, high and low.Pro
- 06💧Cash Flow VideoThe real VCcoins moving in and out.Pro
- 07🎁Dividend Yield VideoYearly dividend as a percent of price.Pro
- 08📞Earnings Call VideoA live meeting where the company shares results.Pro
- 09🍰Earnings Per Share (EPS) VideoHow much profit belongs to one share.Pro
- 10💪EBITDA VideoProfit before some tricky costs.Pro
- 11🔮Guidance VideoThe company's own prediction for the future.Pro
- 12🎢High / Low VideoThe best and worst price of the day.Pro
- 13🏛️Market Cap VideoThe total value of every share added up.Pro
- 14🔔Open / Close VideoThe first and last price of the day.Pro
- 15📈Price LineThe line on a chart showing price over time.Pro
- 16🏷️Price to Earnings (P/E) VideoPrice of one share ÷ earnings per share.Pro
- 17🧾Revenue VideoAll the money a company earns from sales.Pro
- 18🗂️Sector VideoA category of similar companies.Pro
- 19🔤Ticker VideoThe short code for a stock.Pro
- 20🕒Time RangeHow far back the chart looks.Pro
- 21📉TrendsThe general direction of the price.Pro
- 22📊Volume VideoHow many shares traded today.Pro