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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






11. A stock's price in the last year






12. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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. Tending to vary often or widely






16. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






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






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






22. Professional opinions.






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Amount of stock trades within any given day






30. Money paid to the government






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






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






33. Price listed when trading stops






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






35. 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).






36. Tending to vary often or widely






37. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






40. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






43. Professional opinions.






44. 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).






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Money paid to the government






50. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities