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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. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






2. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






11. Professional opinions.






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






13. Money paid to the government






14. Tending to vary often or widely






15. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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).






21. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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






26. Money paid to the government






27. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






29. A stock's price in the last year






30. 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






31. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






35. Price listed when trading stops






36. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






39. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






43. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






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






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






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






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