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Stock Market Research

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The most basic form of ownership - including voting rights on major issues - in a company






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






3. Tending to vary often or widely






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






5. Tending to vary often or widely






6. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






7. Price listed when trading stops






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






9. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






25. Professional opinions.






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






27. Amount of stock trades within any given day






28. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






31. Professional opinions.






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






33. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






36. Money paid to the government






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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).






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






47. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






50. Amount of stock trades within any given day