12 July 2017
This is a brief list of words related to the financial market, stocks, bonds and currencies.
The examples below come from some recent financial market news.
| English | Hebrew | Notes and examples |
|---|---|---|
| Stock exchange | בּוּרְסָה bursa (or bursa) |
הבורסה באחוזת בית ננעלה ביציבות במדדים המובילים Ha-bursa be-Achuzat Bayit nin'ala be-yatzivut ba-madadim ha-movilim. The exchange in Achuzat Bayit [the district where Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange is located] closed with key indexes being stable. |
| Capital | הוֹן hon | Capital market is שוק הון shuk hon, as in חדשות שוקי ההון chadashot shukei ha-hon "news of the capital markets". |
| Securities | ניירות ערך neyarot erech |
Literally "papers of value". Abbreviated to נ"ע. A securities regulator is רשות ניירות ערך reshut neyarot erech (or רשות נ"ע). |
| Trading activity | מִסְחָר mischar | Start / close of trading is פְּתִיחָה pticha / נְעִילָה ne'ila respectively:
נעילה מעורבת בבורסת ת"א Neila me'orevet be-bursat Tel Aviv "Mixed close on TASE" |
| Trading volume | מַחְזוֹר machzor |
מחזור המסחר הממוצע במניית החברה עומד על 3.7 מיליון שקל Machzor ha-mischar ha-memutza be[1]-menayot ha-chevra omed al shlosha nekuda sheva milyon shekel. The average trading volume for the company's shares stands at 3.7 million shekels. |
| English | Hebrew | Notes and examples |
|---|---|---|
| Share | מְנָיָה menaya | המניות נמכרו במחיר של 345 שקל למניה Ha-menayot nimkeru be-mechir shel shosh-meot arba'im ve-chamesh shekel le'menaya. The shares were sold at a price of 345 shekels per share. |
| To go up | לַעֲלוֹת la'alot (ב־) Also:
|
טבע עלתה ב-1.9%; מזור רובוטיקה התחזקה ב-6.4%; פורסייט זינקה ב-15% Teva alta be-echad nekuda teisha achuz, Mazor Robotika hitchazka be-shisha nekuda arba achuzim, Forsayt zinka be-chamisha asar achuzim. Teva rose 1.9%, Mazor Robotics strengthened by 6.4%, Foresight soared by 15%. Note that each company (חֶבְרָה chevra) is grammatically feminine singular, even if its name is formed as masculine and / or plural. |
| To go down | לָרֶדֶת laredet (ב־) Also:
|
מניית בזק איבדה 1.2% מערכה, בי-קום ירדה ב-2.6%, אינטרנט זהב נחלשה ב-1.8% וחלל תקשורת נחתכה ב-12%
Bezeq stock lost 1.2% of its value, BeeComm dropped by 2.6%, Gold Internet weakened by 1.8% and SpaceComm lost 12%.
Menayat Bezek ibda echad nekuda shtayim achuz me-erkah, Bi-Kom yarda be-shnayim nekuda shesh achuz, Internet Zahav nechlesha be-echad nekuda shmone achuz, ve-Chalal Tikshoret nechtecha be-shneim asar achuzim. |
| Index | מַדָּד madad |
המדדים באסיה נסחרים במגמה מעורבת Ha-madadim be-Asya nischarim be-megama me'orevet. Indices in Asia are trading in a mixed trend. |
| Dividend | דִיבִידֶנְד dividend |
To pay out dividend is לְחַלֵּק lechalek: מגדל תחלק דיבידנד של 110 מיליון שקלMigdal techalek dividend shel me'a ve-eser milyon shekel. Migdal will pay out a dividend of 110 million shekels. |
| Tender offer | הַצָּעַת רֶכֶש hatza'at rechesh |
אי אס אר אר קפצה ב-15% לאחר הצעת רכש Ei Es Ar Ar kaftza be-chamisha asar achuzim le-achar hatza'at rechesh. ASRR jumped 15% following the tender offer. |
| English | Hebrew | Notes and examples |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | חוֹב chov |
A bond is אִגֶּרֶת חוֹב ~ איגרת חוב igeret chov (lit. "debt note"), or אָגָ"ח agach:
אגרות חוב ממשלתיות (אג"ח מדינה) מונפקות על ידי בנקים מרכזיים כדי לגייס הון מהציבור.
Igrot chov memshaltiyot (agach medina) munpakot al yedei bankim merkaziyim kedei legayes hon me-ha-tzibur. Sovereign bonds are issued by central banks to raise capital from the public. |
| Currency | מַטְבֵּעַ matbea |
Foreign currency is מַטְבֵּעַ חוּץ matbea chutz, or מָטָ"ח matach: הבנק ימשיך לרכוש מט"ח עד שיוחלט אחרתHa-bank yamsich lirkosh matach ad she-yuchlat acheret. The bank will continue to purchase foreign currency until it is decided otherwise. |
| Interest | רִבִּית ~ ריבית ribit |
במהלך השבוע הותיר בנק ישראל את הריבית על כנה Be-mahalach ha-shavua hotir Bank Yisra'el et ha-ribit al kana. During the week, Bank of Israel has left the interest rate unchanged.
Note the expression לְהוֹתִיר עַל כַּנּוֹ lehotir al kano "to leave unchanged" above.
The word כַּן kan (literally "support, pedestal") he takes the pronominal affix that agrees with the
gender and number of the object - for ריבית that is feminine singular, so one should say עַל כַּנָּהּ when
speaking about the interest rate.
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| Yield | תְּשׂוּאָה tsu'a |
תשואות האג"ח בעולם יורדות אל מתחת לאפס Tsu'ot ha-agach ba-olam yordot el mi-tachat le-efes. Bond yields worldwide are going down to less than zero. |
If you spot any mistakes, typos or obvious words that should be in this list but are missing, please don't hesitate to comment. We will be happy to continue the series if it is interesting.
[1] In this article, we tend to give the pronunciation that is closer to the one occurring in the modern language than the one required by the vowelling rules, i. e. be-menayot instead of בִּמְנָיוֹת bi-menayot, be-chamisha instead of בַּחֲמִשָּׁה ba-chamisha etc.
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