Stock Market Glossary

We don't have our own glossary, but here are some of the stock market and investment glossaries that are available on the web. Please let us know if you have any additions to this list or if you encounter a term that is not adequately defined. See also our Stock Market Adages for the various quaint sayings, proverbs, quotes, and advice that is frequently heard in the market.

A great place to start is the Yahoo glossary: Yahoo! Financial Glossary, which appears to be an online version of Gretchen Morgenson's New York Times Dictionary and based on material from Campbell Harvey's online finance glossary.

Also check out the Babylon.com Search for Banking Terms:

Glossaries of economy and finances with detailed explanations of words, acronyms and definitions belonging to the finance and banking terminology. One search box permits you to search multiple online dictionaries, including:

Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary

UNODC Money-Laundering Terms

European Central Bank Glossary

And if you're simply looking for a good, old-fashioned dictionary, check out the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Books

Downes, John and Goodman, Jordan Elliot	Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms
Scott, David L.	Wall Street Words : An Essential A to Z Guide for Today's Investor
Shook, Robert J.	Wall Street Dictionary
Morgenson, Gretchen and Harvey Ph.D., Campbell	The New York Times Dictionary of Money and Investing: The Essential A-to-Z Guide to the Language of the New Market
Bonham, Howard Bryan	The Complete Investment and Finance Dictionary

Web-based Glossaries

ABC de la finance - Lexique financier - In French, courtesy of the French post office!

American Association of Individual Investors - Glossary of Terms

BankOne Investment Glossary

BankOneMutual Fund Glossary

Bob Brinker's Investment Glossary

Briefing.com Stock Market Glossary

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Glossary - primarily for options trading

ClearStation Glossary - mostly specific to ClearStation, but many generic tarding terms as well.

CNN and Money magazine Money 101 Glossary of financial terms

Equity Analytics, Ltd. Technical Analysis and General Investing Glossary - They also have a number of other, specialized glossaries:

Financial Regulators And Institutions Terms - financial regulators and institutions terms. A lot of U.S. Government information.

Monetary Policy Terms - monetary policy terms. A lot of material which deals with the Federal Reserve and macroeconomic policy.

Payment Mechanism Terms - payment mechanism terms. Contains a lot of macroeconomic material and some banking information.

Foreign Banking Terms - Foreign Banking Terms. This has material particularly relevant to international trade.

Consumer Credit Terms - consumer credit terms covering material important for mortgages, credit card, loans, etc.

Securities Credit Terms - securities credit terms. This one is geared toward the securities industry.

Options And Futures - Options And Futures Related Terms. This is comprehensive and lengthy. If it deals with futures or options, you should be able to find it here.

Bond Terms - bond terms. This actually covers most of the fixed income market.

eSignal Technical Analysis Dictionary

Financials.com Investment Glossary

Global Investor Glossary - "the leading online reference for financial and investment terms"

Glossarist Directory of Economy and Finance Glossaries - The ultimate source for glossaries.

Glossarist Directory of Banking Glossaries

Glossarist Directory of Debt Glossaries

Glossarist Directory of Insurance Glossaries

Glossarist Directory of Investment Glossaries

Glossarist Directory of Mortgage Glossaries

Glossarist Directory of Stock Market Glossaries

Harrisdirect Investment Glossary

Harry Domash's Winning Investing Stock Market Glossary

Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary - Over 8,000 Entries and 18,000 Hyperlinks, the largest financial glossary on the Internet. This appears to be the 'source' for both the Yahoo finance glossary and Gretchen Morgenson's New York Times dictionary (of which Harvey is co-author). Duke University Professor Harvey's version is updated with corrections.

InvestAnswers.com

The Investment FAQ - Both terms and questions for investments and personal finance. By Christopher Lott.

Investopedia.com Financial Dictionary

Investor Learning Centre of Canada Glossary of Personal Finance and Investment Terms

InvestorWords.com - "The biggest, best investing glossary on the web."

The Motley Fool Glossary

Nasdaq Stock Market Glossary

NYSE Glossary of Financial Terms

PCQuote.com Financial Glossary