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Explaining common financial terms:EBITDA: earnings before I tricked 
damn auditor.EBIT: earnings before irregularities and tampering.CEO: 
chief embezzlement officer.CFO: corporate fraud officer.NAV: normal 
Anderson valuation.FRS: fantasy reporting standards.P/E: parole 
entitlement.EPS: eventual prison sentence.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.MOMENTUM INVESTING -- The fine art of 
buying high and selling low.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."BUY, 
BUY" -- A flight attendant making market recommendations as you step off the 
plane.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 who actually remembers his wallet when he runs to the 7-11 for toilet 
paper and cigarettes.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 2000 -- What you jump out of when you're the sucker that 
bought Yahoo @ $240 per share.INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR -- Past year investor 
who's now locked up in a nuthouse.






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