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






2. Professional opinions.






3. Price listed when trading stops






4. Tending to vary often or widely






5. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






14. Amount of stock trades within any given day






15. Money paid to the government






16. Money paid to the government






17. Price listed when trading stops






18. Tending to vary often or widely






19. A stock's price in the last year






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






21. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






24. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






36. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Professional opinions.






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






49. 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).






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