Article: Amarillo, Texas-Area Analysts Discuss Theories on Bull, Bear Origin.

By Thomas Doyle, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 12--Once upon a time, a bull and a bear played together in a stock market.

While the terms "bull" and "bear market," are common parlance, not many people know where the terms come from.

"Basically, a bull market is one that is a rising market, and a bear market is a falling market," said Landon Roberts, branch manager for First Union Securities in Amarillo.

Roberts, like many stock brokers, said he wasn't sure where the terms came from.

"I think it's just professional jargon. It's just one of those things that you just don't think about ...

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