The Stock Market
Heather: What’s the matter? You look terrible.
Paul: Haven’t you seen the paper? The Stock market went down a lot yesterday. The NASDAQ is down 100 points and the Dow is down 30! My Portfolio is in big trouble.
Heather: I knew you had some Stock options in this company, but I didn’t know you were so heavily invested in the market.
Paul: I’m invested in the Bond market, in Derivatives, and I have Shares in a lot of companies that took a Nosedive yesterday.
Heather: I’m sure you have a good Stockbroker who has made sure that your portfolio is Diversified and you have different kinds of Securities.
Paul: That’s my problem. I don’t have a stockbroker. I decided To invest on my own and to go for less secure stocks hoping for a better Return. I thought I could tell the difference between a Bear and a Bull market as well as the brokers. I guess I was wrong.
Heather: The drop in stock prices won’t last. I’m sure the market will Rebound. Just don’t Panic and sell everything. The old saying, “buy low, sell high,” is still a good idea, I think.
Paul: I know, I know. I won’t do anything stupid-that is, I won’t do anything even more stupid. I’ll wait to see what happens before taking any action.
Heather: That’s a good idea. Come on. I’ll buy you lunch.
Paul: Thanks. Now that I’m poor, I won’t say ‘no’ to your Charity.
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- Значение идиомы out of stock [out of stock] {adj. phr.} Having none for sale or use; no longerin supply; sold out. When Father tried to get tires for an old car, the man in the store said that size was out of stock and were not soldanymore. So many children have bought balloons that the store isnow out of stock. […]...
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- Значение идиомы stock-in-trade [stock-in-trade] {n. phr.} The materials which one customarilydeals, sells, or offers. Imported silk blouses from the Orient arethe stock-in-trade of their small shop. Anecdotes are often anafter-dinner speaker’s stock-in-trade....
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