A lot has been said and written about the world’s economic crisis, mostly concerning the Stock Exchage. Here’s some useful vocabulary to talk about it.

la Bolsa – the Stock Exchange
parqué – floor (in Stock Exchange)
sala de la Bolsa – Stock Exchange hall
tablón con las cotizaciones bursátiles – (Stock Exchange) prices board
accionista – shareholder
accionariado – stock/shareholders
agente de la Bolsa, bolsista, corredor de Bolsa – stockbroker
capitalista – capitalist
suscriptor/-ora – underwriter
invertir en Bolsa – to invest on the Stock Exchange
acción – share
tramo – share issue
gestionar una cartera – to manage a portfolio
Las acciones se cotizan a mil pesos. – Shares are quoted at a thousand pesos.
obligaciones – bonds, debentures
lanzar una emisión de obligaciones – to launch an issue of bonds
título de portador – bearer bond
invertir en bonos del Estado – to invest in Government bonds
vender títulos – to sell securities/bonds
páguese al portador – pay the bearer
plusvalía – capital gain, added value
actividad bursátil – activity on the stock market
contratación – transactions, trading
estar cotizado en Bolsa – to be listed/quoted on the Stock Exchange
cotización de apertura – opening price
cotización de cierre / de clausura – closing price
índice de la Bolsa – Stock Exchange index
ampliación de capital – capital increase
La Bolsa sube – The market / Stock Exchange is becoming bullish
experimentar une ligera subida – to go up slightly
experimentar una subida acusada – to go up sharply
caída de los valores – drop in value of stocks/shares
La Bolsa baja – The market / Stock Exchange is becoming slack
experimentar una ligera baja – to drop slightly
El precio fluctúa – The price fluctuates
evolución del índice de cotizaciones – change in the price index
fluctuación de la moneda – currency fluctuation
gráfica de estadísticas – statistics graph

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