Test your basic knowledge |

Stock Market Research

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. A stock's price in the last year






2. Professional opinions.






3. Tending to vary often or widely






4. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






19. 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






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






21. Professional opinions.






22. Amount of stock trades within any given day






23. Amount of stock trades within any given day






24. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






25. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






27. Money paid to the government






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






29. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






41. Money paid to the government






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






43. 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).






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






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






47. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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