Share Market Basics.

Governments or corporations issue bonds to gain capital for various activities and then pay a specific sum of money till the certificate of debt is matured and then a fixed amount of money till the principal is repaid.

A term taken from poker where blue chips are the most valuable, in the stock market this refers to a elite group of shares who have been profitable over long periods of time.

A stocks volatility is measured in beta with the average being +1

It is a tax saving plan where you are entitled not to pay taxes on the money invested until you withdraw the same at a future date.

When the market is in decline, it is referred to a bear market.

This is a mutual fund where bonds and stocks are held in proportion meeting a certain criteria to obtain income in short term and long term from the principal.