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






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






3. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






7. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






11. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






12. Money paid to the government






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






14. Professional opinions.






15. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Price listed when trading stops






24. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






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






39. 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).






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






42. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






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






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






48. Professional opinions.






49. Money paid to the government






50. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities