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Stock Market Research

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The amount of money a shareholder will actually receive for each share owned






2. A major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network. (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS)






3. Amount of stock trades within any given day






4. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






5. Stock market that experiences a general decline in prices of stock. Not all stocks experience a decline in value - but most do.






6. Price listed when trading stops






7. Ratio between the market price of a stock and the profits per share over the last year. (To compute the P-E ratio - divide the earnings into the market price of stock).






8. A financial document that shows how much money (revenues) came in and how much money (expenses) was paid out






9. A stock's price in the last year






10. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day.






11. The loss of the value of capital equipment that results from normal wear and tear






12. Tending to vary often or widely






13. Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights






14. Amount of stock trades within any given day






15. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day.






16. Professional opinions.






17. A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company.






18. Money paid to the government






19. The money you have left after you have paid for expenses






20. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






21. A financial document that shows how much money (revenues) came in and how much money (expenses) was paid out






22. Ratio between the market price of a stock and the profits per share over the last year. (To compute the P-E ratio - divide the earnings into the market price of stock).






23. Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights






24. Describes the lasted direction a business is going. New products or services or changes in new investments regarding the factors of production






25. Cost of borrowing money expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed.






26. The movement of cash coming in (income) VS the movement of cash going out (expenses)






27. A record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets. A financial statement that summarizes a company's assets - liabilities and shareholders' equity at a specific point






28. The most basic form of ownership - including voting rights on major issues - in a company






29. A stock's price in the last year






30. Stock market experiences a general rise in prices and stock trading volume for shares over a period of time.






31. Stock market that experiences a general decline in prices of stock. Not all stocks experience a decline in value - but most do.






32. Tending to vary often or widely






33. Price listed when trading stops






34. A record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets. A financial statement that summarizes a company's assets - liabilities and shareholders' equity at a specific point






35. Describes the lasted direction a business is going. New products or services or changes in new investments regarding the factors of production






36. Stock market experiences a general rise in prices and stock trading volume for shares over a period of time.






37. Professional opinions.






38. The abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes






39. A major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network. (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS)






40. Change in the cash balance from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.






41. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






42. The money you have left after you have paid for expenses






43. Money paid to the government






44. The largest and oldest stock exchange - dates back to 1702 when 24 brokers met on wall street. New York Stock Exchange






45. A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company.






46. The abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes






47. The amount of money a shareholder will actually receive for each share owned






48. The largest and oldest stock exchange - dates back to 1702 when 24 brokers met on wall street. New York Stock Exchange






49. A certificate that reflects ownership in a corporation and gives the holder the right to receive a fraction of the corporation's profit






50. Change in the cash balance from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.