Investing Glossary

Every investing term used across the lessons, defined in plain language, in Arabic and English.

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Ask Price (سعر الطلب): Why Do Share Prices Move?
Authorized Signatory (المفوّض بالتوقيع): Company Accounts: Roles, Limits, and Why a Second Person Approves
Bid Price (سعر العرض): Why Do Share Prices Move?
Cash Balance (الرصيد النقدي المتاح): Settlement: Why Sale Cash Is Not Instantly Withdrawable
Cost Basis (تكلفة الشراء الأساسية): Reading Your Portfolio: Cost Basis, Unrealized and Realized Gain
Diversification (تنويع الاستثمارات): Risk and Diversification: Do Not Invest Money You Need Soon
Exchange Rate (سعر الصرف): Why You Buy US Shares in Dollars
Fractional Share (كسر السهم): Buying by Amount or by Number of Shares
FX - Foreign Exchange (تحويل العملات): Reading the Cost Breakdown Before You Confirm, Why You Buy US Shares in Dollars
Limit Order (أمر محدد السعر): Market Orders and Limit Orders: Why a Market Total Is an Estimate
Maker-Checker (مبدأ الصانع والمدقق): Company Accounts: Roles, Limits, and Why a Second Person Approves
Market Order (أمر بسعر السوق): Market Orders and Limit Orders: Why a Market Total Is an Estimate
Portfolio (المحفظة الاستثمارية): What Is a Share?
Realized Gain/Loss (أرباح / خسائر محققة): Reading Your Portfolio: Cost Basis, Unrealized and Realized Gain
Risk Tolerance (تحمل المخاطر): Risk and Diversification: Do Not Invest Money You Need Soon
Settlement (التسوية المالية): Settlement: Why Sale Cash Is Not Instantly Withdrawable
Sharia Screening (التدقيق الشرعي): Sharia Screening: How It Generally Works, and Why This Sample List Is Not Certified
Spread (الفارق السعري): Why Do Share Prices Move?
Stock / Share (السهم): What Is a Share?
Trading Commission (عمولة التداول): Reading the Cost Breakdown Before You Confirm
Unrealized Gain/Loss (أرباح / خسائر غير محققة): Reading Your Portfolio: Cost Basis, Unrealized and Realized Gain
Volatility (تذبذب الأسعار): Why Do Share Prices Move?