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Dead Cat Bounce, Bulls, Bears And Other Market Terms

Deciphering The Dead Cat Bounce And Other Weird Financial Terms
Pakistan workers walk past the bull at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) building in Islamabad on August 25, 2015. Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index ended 33386.61, climbing 286.27 points in the morning session. AFP PHOTO/ Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistan workers walk past the bull at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) building in Islamabad on August 25, 2015. Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index ended 33386.61, climbing 286.27 points in the morning session. AFP PHOTO/ Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)

Bulls and bears and dead cat bounces -- the stock market has its own lexicon, which can be intimidating to the outsider. With all the talk about financial markets this week and to learn what a harp has to do with the market (hint: it's an exotic instrument), read on.

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