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Stock Market Research

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. A stock's price in the last year






7. Professional opinions.






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






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






10. Professional opinions.






11. Money paid to the government






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






13. Tending to vary often or widely






14. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






15. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






17. Tending to vary often or widely






18. 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






19. 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).






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






21. A stock's price in the last year






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






23. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Money paid to the government






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






41. Price listed when trading stops






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






43. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






47. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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