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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 abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes
Preferred stock
NYSE
Ticker symbol
Key Developments
2. Stock market that experiences a general decline in prices of stock. Not all stocks experience a decline in value - but most do.
Net profit
Interest
Bear market
Stock market
3. A stock's price in the last year
Price/ earnings ratio
52 week High and Low
Common stock
Interest
4. The loss of the value of capital equipment that results from normal wear and tear
Trading volume
Depreciation
Close
Analyst Ratings
5. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day.
Dividend per share
Net change
Dividend per share
Depreciation
6. A certificate that reflects ownership in a corporation and gives the holder the right to receive a fraction of the corporation's profit
Corporate stock
Preferred stock
Dividend per share
Taxes
7. Amount of stock trades within any given day
Key Developments
Trading volume
Depreciation
52 week High and Low
8. 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).
Common stock
Price/ earnings ratio
Ticker symbol
Trading volume
9. Describes the lasted direction a business is going. New products or services or changes in new investments regarding the factors of production
volatile
Dividend per share
NASDAQ
Key Developments
10. Change in the cash balance from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.
Net cash
Net worth
Cash flow
Interest
11. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders
Bull market
Bull market
Dividend
Stock market
12. The loss of the value of capital equipment that results from normal wear and tear
Corporate stock
Depreciation
Net profit
Net cash
13. The most basic form of ownership - including voting rights on major issues - in a company
Preferred stock
Bull market
Interest
Common stock
14. Cost of borrowing money expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed.
Stock market
NYSE
Interest
Ticker symbol
15. Tending to vary often or widely
Bear market
volatile
Corporate stock
NASDAQ
16. Price listed when trading stops
Trading volume
Close
Bear market
Dividend
17. Professional opinions.
Preferred stock
Balance sheet
Analyst Ratings
Net profit
18. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders
Dividend
Net worth
Cash flow
NASDAQ
19. Professional opinions.
Interest
Common stock
Analyst Ratings
Close
20. 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
Balance sheet
Bear market
Net cash
Key Developments
21. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities
Net change
Net cash
Net worth
Interest
22. The movement of cash coming in (income) VS the movement of cash going out (expenses)
52 week High and Low
Corporate stock
Cash flow
Depreciation
23. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day.
Close
Net change
volatile
Balance sheet
24. A financial document that shows how much money (revenues) came in and how much money (expenses) was paid out
Income statement
Net cash
Dividend
Interest
25. The amount of money a shareholder will actually receive for each share owned
Ticker symbol
Dividend per share
Interest
Net cash
26. A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company.
volatile
Net change
Stock market
Key Developments
27. Stock market experiences a general rise in prices and stock trading volume for shares over a period of time.
Cash flow
Bull market
Net cash
Bear market
28. The largest and oldest stock exchange - dates back to 1702 when 24 brokers met on wall street. New York Stock Exchange
Net worth
NYSE
Close
Interest
29. The largest and oldest stock exchange - dates back to 1702 when 24 brokers met on wall street. New York Stock Exchange
Net profit
52 week High and Low
NYSE
Analyst Ratings
30. Amount of stock trades within any given day
Trading volume
52 week High and Low
Common stock
Corporate stock
31. Tending to vary often or widely
volatile
Common stock
Interest
Ticker symbol
32. Money paid to the government
Key Developments
Taxes
Net cash
Income statement
33. The money you have left after you have paid for expenses
Net profit
Stock market
Common stock
Corporate stock
34. The amount of money a shareholder will actually receive for each share owned
Analyst Ratings
Interest
Dividend per share
Trading volume
35. A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company.
Price/ earnings ratio
NASDAQ
Balance sheet
Stock market
36. A certificate that reflects ownership in a corporation and gives the holder the right to receive a fraction of the corporation's profit
Corporate stock
Key Developments
Depreciation
Ticker symbol
37. Describes the lasted direction a business is going. New products or services or changes in new investments regarding the factors of production
volatile
Net cash
Depreciation
Key Developments
38. Price listed when trading stops
Net change
Close
Bear market
Analyst Ratings
39. The abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes
Ticker symbol
Balance sheet
Balance sheet
Depreciation
40. Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
Bear market
Net cash
Preferred stock
Dividend
41. A major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network. (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS)
Dividend per share
Net profit
NASDAQ
Net worth
42. Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
Preferred stock
Stock market
Corporate stock
NYSE
43. Stock market that experiences a general decline in prices of stock. Not all stocks experience a decline in value - but most do.
Bear market
Net cash
Ticker symbol
Analyst Ratings
44. Change in the cash balance from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.
Depreciation
Bull market
Income statement
Net cash
45. A major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network. (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS)
Depreciation
Key Developments
NASDAQ
Interest
46. A financial document that shows how much money (revenues) came in and how much money (expenses) was paid out
Preferred stock
Income statement
Stock market
NASDAQ
47. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities
Net profit
Stock market
volatile
Net worth
48. A stock's price in the last year
52 week High and Low
NYSE
Close
Ticker symbol
49. 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
Preferred stock
Dividend
Key Developments
Balance sheet
50. Cost of borrowing money expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed.
52 week High and Low
Balance sheet
Interest
Stock market