List the Five Main Types of Stocks and Discuss the Important

question 28

Essay

List the five main types of stocks and discuss the important characteristics of each.

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Definitions:

Oil Prices

The cost per barrel of crude oil, which can fluctuate based on supply and demand factors, geopolitical events, and market speculation.

Traveler's Checks

Preprinted, fixed-amount checks designed to allow the person signing them to make an unconditional payment to someone else as a result of having paid the issuer for that privilege.

Debit Card

A payment card that deducts money directly from a consumer's checking account to pay for a purchase.

Credit Card

A payment card issued to users as a method of payment allowing the cardholder to borrow funds with which to pay for goods and services with the promise to pay back the lender.