### stock:

Common stock
* are ownership shares generally in manufacturing or service businesses.
* is sold initially by a corporation and then traded among investors
* is the basic form of ownership in a company
  - most basic form of equity instrument
* represent shares of ownership of a corporation.
* represents part of ownership received in exchange for investment

Cyclical stock
* are shares of companies that are highly dependent on the state of the economy
  - stocks that are greatly affected by changes in the business cycle
* fall because the economy is weakening.

Dead stock
* is the term used for food stocks and equipment.
* product of purchasing, sales, accounts receivable and company philosophy.

Float
* are artifacts
  - displays
  - gas-filled bulbs that keep the kelp from sinking
  - hand tools
  - time intervals
* can soak up fuel over a long period of time and become too heavy.
* come in many shapes and sizes.
* flap up to break adhesion, remove debris, and facilitate natural adhesion.
* is stock
* keep the trap above water level to prevent turtles from drowning.
* refers to checks in the process of clearing.

### stock | float:

Bobber
* are often more compact, made of cork or plastic, and usually spherical.
* come in various sizes as small as a pea and as large as a golf ball.
* work best on relatively still water.

Flotation device
* are limited to children's swimming aids
  - located in boats
* is rescue equipment

### stock | float | flotation device:

Life jacket
* are essential pieces of equipment for the boater, even required by law.
* are life preservers
  - savers, and the models available today are lightweight and easy to wear
  - the determining factor between life and death in many boating accidents
  - vests
* can be the determining factor between life and death in many boating safety accidents
  - reduce the risk of drowning and save lives
* ensure safety near water.
* flotation device
* save lives when they are worn.
* use buoyancy too.

Life preserver
* are floats.
* are located in lifeboats
  - swimming pools

### stock:

Growth stock
* are bodies in motion, kept moving by earnings growth and estimate upgrades
  - growth stocks because the business creates economic value
  - in companies whose stock price appreciates with time
  - often new companies in new industries exploring new markets
  - scarce in the Singapore market
  - securities that investors expect to increase in value over the long term
  - stocks of growth companies
* can be more volatile than other types of stocks.
* has incredible potential
* have the potential for capital gains rather than income.
* increase in value by exploiting longer-term fundamental trends.
  - the second level of stock
* represent companies with rapidly expanding earnings growth.
* tend to carry high price tags relative to what they are currently earning
  - have high revenue and earning-growth rates

Nitrate stock
* decomposes over time and is highly flammable.
* is also highly flammable and nearly impossible to extinguish once it ignites.

Preferred stock
* combine characteristics of common stocks and bonds.
* has features of both bonds and common stock
  - some characteristics of both common stock and bonds
* have par values, and their dividends are expressed as a percentage of par value.
* hybrid of bonds and common stock.
* is another form of equity instrument
* third category, falling between common stock and bonds.