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






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






3. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Price listed when trading stops






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






11. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






12. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






13. Professional opinions.






14. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A stock's price in the last year






22. Amount of stock trades within any given day






23. Amount of stock trades within any given day






24. Money paid to the government






25. 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).






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






27. Price listed when trading stops






28. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A stock's price in the last year






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






40. Money paid to the government






41. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






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






46. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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