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Investing Glossary
A share of ownership in a company. Owners may receive dividends and benefit from price appreciation.
Kreyol: Piece of a company you own.
Exchange-Traded Fund. A basket of many stocks bought in one trade for instant diversification.
Kreyol: Many stocks in one basket.
Owning less than a full share of a company — even $1 worth of Apple.
Kreyol: Small piece of one big share.
A cash payment companies make to shareholders, often quarterly.
Kreyol: Money a company gives back to owners.
The collection of investments you hold across stocks and ETFs.
Kreyol: All di tings you own.
A regulated firm that executes trades on your behalf. Token Africa will route US orders via a FINRA/SIPC-registered US clearing partner.
Kreyol: Di middleman wey put your order on di market.
A measurement of a group of stocks, like the S&P 500 (500 biggest US companies).
Kreyol: List wey track many stocks together.
The income return from an investment, usually expressed as an annual percentage.
Kreyol: How much you earn per year.
Buys or sells immediately at the best available price.
Kreyol: Buy or sell now at any price.
Buys or sells only at the price you specify (or better).
Kreyol: Only buy/sell at di price you say.
A period of rising prices and optimism in the market.
Kreyol: When everyting going up.
A period of falling prices, typically a 20%+ decline.
Kreyol: When everyting going down.
A group of investments with similar behaviour — for example stocks or ETFs.
Kreyol: Type of investment.
Earning returns on your returns — the engine of long-term wealth.
Kreyol: Money wey grow on top of money.
How much an investment's price moves up and down over time.
Kreyol: How much di price dey jump.