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Life & Events > Seen This? New Stock Market Terminology
 

Seen This? New Stock Market Terminology

CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer.

CFO-- Corporate Fraud Officer.

BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.

BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex.

VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling lower.

P/E RATIO -- The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing.

BROKER -- What my broker has made me.

STANDARD & POOR -- Your life in a nutshell.

STOCK ANALYST -- Idiot who just downgraded your stock.

STOCK SPLIT -- When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves.

FINANCIAL PLANNER -- A guy whose phone has been disconnected.

MARKET CORRECTION -- The day after you buy stocks.

CASH FLOW-- The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet.

YAHOO -- What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share.

WINDOWS -- What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought Yahoo @ $240 per share.

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR -- Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse.

PROFIT -- An archaic word no longer in use.

posted on Oct 9, 2008 2:20 PM ()

Comments:

Obviously written by some witty and unemployed former investor with lots of time on his hands...
comment by looserobes on Oct 10, 2008 3:35 PM ()
Funny and sad all at the same time.
comment by elderjane on Oct 10, 2008 4:22 AM ()
comment by jondude on Oct 9, 2008 3:46 PM ()
I love this one Laura.
comment by tealstar on Oct 9, 2008 3:07 PM ()
I have been in a nut house for some time now.
Oh!what do I know
comment by fredo on Oct 9, 2008 2:50 PM ()

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