Dividend

That which is to be dividend, the share of a sum dividend that falls to each individual by way of interest or otherwise. It refers to the divided part of profit of a company which is paid to its share-holders or stock-holders against their investments.

Bonus

Bonus is an extra-dividend which is paid by the company to its employees and stock-holders out of the profits. When a company goes into profit, it distributes some percentage of its profits among its regular employees. This is other than their regular salaries. Likewise, a company also distributes certain ratio of its profits among its share-holders in proportion to the stocks they hold. However, some companies, instead of giving cash dividend, offer additional shares to its stock-holders. The shares so offered, are called Bonus Shares or Right Shares.

Blue Chips

This term is used for the securities of well-established and sound companies that enjoy good reputation in the market. They are comparatively free from risk and greatly sought for.

In other words Blue Chips are the stocks that sell at high prices because of public confidence in their long record of steady earnings. We see that all stocks do not always sell at good prices and in good volumes. There are some specific stocks which, due to their good record, constitute major chunk of the volume transacted. These stocks are known as the Blue Chips of the market.

Arrivals

It refers to the fresh stocks of commodities brought to the market in a specific period of time other than the total supply of the same commodities in that market. This term is used in the market reports to show an increase in the supply of a commodity. Arrivals play a very vital role in determining the prices of commodities.