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Stock Market Research

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network. (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS)






2. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






5. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






8. Amount of stock trades within any given day






9. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






10. Professional opinions.






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






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






13. 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).






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






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






16. Tending to vary often or widely






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






18. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






28. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






29. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






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






34. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






37. 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






38. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






41. Money paid to the government






42. 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






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






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






45. Professional opinions.






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






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






48. Money paid to the government






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






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