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






2. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






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 portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






8. 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






9. Professional opinions.






10. Tending to vary often or widely






11. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






14. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






17. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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






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






23. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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. Money paid to the government






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






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






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






39. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






45. Money paid to the government






46. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






48. Tending to vary often or widely






49. A stock's price in the last year






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