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Stock Market Research

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Price listed when trading stops






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






3. Money paid to the government






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






5. 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).






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






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






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






9. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






12. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






20. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






23. Tending to vary often or widely






24. Price listed when trading stops






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






26. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






27. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






40. Professional opinions.






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






42. A stock's price in the last year






43. 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






44. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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






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