StockSt glossary

Terms you will see while researching and trading celebrity stocks.

Ask

The price a seller wants. On StockSt, sell orders express willingness to sell at the market’s matching process.

Available shares

Shares you own that are free to sell — not reserved on an open sell order.

Bid

The price a buyer is willing to pay. Buy orders on StockSt compete to match with sellers.

Broker

An intermediary that helps place trades. StockSt assigns each trader a broker with a fee.

Broker fee

StarBux charged when you place a buy or sell, added on top of share cost.

Buy order

A request to purchase shares. It may stay PENDING until a matching sell exists.

Capital gain

Profit when you sell for more than you paid (conceptually). Track it to judge decisions.

Certificate

StockSt record of ownership for a trader and stock (shares owned, available, on hold).

Commission

Real-world broker charge; analogous to StockSt’s broker fee.

Day high

The highest trade price recorded for this stock during the current trading day on StockSt.

Day low

The lowest trade price recorded for this stock during the current trading day on StockSt.

Diversification

Spreading investments so one bad outcome does not dominate results.

Dividend

In real markets, a cash share of profits. StockSt focuses on price learning, not dividends.

Floating shares

Shares generally available to trade (vs locked or reserved).

Liquidity

How easily you can buy or sell without waiting forever for a counterparty.

Market cap

Approximate total value: price × shares. Compare brands fairly.

MasterTrader

System account that often holds inventory and helps seed liquidity.

Open price

The first quoted price for the stock on the current trading day (or session open on StockSt).

Order (PENDING)

Submitted but not fully filled yet — waiting for a match.

Portfolio

Your collection of holdings and cash (StarBux) on StockSt.

Price-Earnings ratio

In real markets, share price divided by earnings per share (P/E). Celebrity stocks on StockSt do not report earnings, so P/E is shown as not applicable.

PUBLIC stage

Listing status that allows trading on the live market.

Sell order

A request to sell shares; shares usually move on hold until filled.

Sentiment

StockSt score summarizing news/social/trading tone for a profile (educational signal).

Shares on hold

Shares reserved for an open sell — not available to sell again.

StarBux

Virtual currency used to trade on StockSt.

Symbol (ticker)

Short code identifying a stock listing.

Volume

How many shares traded in a period — thin volume can mean jumpy prices.

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