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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. 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).






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






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






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






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






6. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






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






11. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






12. Money paid to the government






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






14. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






17. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






20. Price listed when trading stops






21. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






23. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






24. Tending to vary often or widely






25. Money paid to the government






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






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






28. Professional opinions.






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






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. 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).






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






33. Price listed when trading stops






34. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






49. Professional opinions.






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