Business English Lesson — Advanced Level's archive
Business buzzwords: Penny stock
1 Asmall group of speculators will accumulate a large number of shares in a penny stock, and once their
positions are in place, they will release positive financial ee — news so unexpected and titillating it can
Trang 2to fiction
“ gossip
LZ noise
“ porn
2 We are downgrading Brady Corp to perform from outperform, as we believe the issues the company is
Trang 3lukewarm ': market L+ neutral L: under
3 When she hears stirrings of a corporate takeover by the
family's archrival, North Grayhawk, Jocelyn heads to
North's ranch to offer a valuable commodity — herself — if he will call off his plans: "He's the man my shark
Trang 4L+ bailer
L: fighter “ repeller
t watcher
4 To many, perhaps most, observers of today's legal scene, a ‘white ‘law firm is nothing more than a large, prominent firm serving a primarily corporate
Trang 5and there were the Jewish firms, and the former worked to keep it that way
“ collar
ts shirt
L: shoe Lz {Ỉ©
Trang 6tax-deferred savings, this monthly contribution to your long-term savings will make you wealthy over time
\ your bills “ your dues “ yourself “ yours truly
6 Stop is a practice by traders and/or market makers whereby they move prices intentionally to hit a specific level in order to trigger the stop orders they know
Trang 7take the other side of those trades and profit by the short- term move the flurry of activity creates
U fishing “ hunting “ preying “stalking
7 This is a good place to start if your company isn't one of the elite investment banks that pay their top traders to
Trang 8you want to make a a year ($US1 million in trading terms) you better start here
tL buck C clam
L:; note Lz skin
Trang 9significant return, it becomes a conviction
recommendation and is swiftly communicated to product managers for consideration in portfolios
LU idea
“ plan
tL" scheme
“ thought
Trang 10college expenses while at the same time looking after the needs of your aging parents: squeezed in the middle, you've joined the ranks of the ' generation’
“ hourglass
( sandwich
“4 sponge “ toothpaste