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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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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. Money paid to the government






2. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






6. Money paid to the government






7. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






10. Tending to vary often or widely






11. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






21. 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






22. Tending to vary often or widely






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






24. 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).






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






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






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






28. A stock's price in the last year






29. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






40. 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).






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






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






43. Price listed when trading stops






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






45. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






48. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






49. 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






50. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities