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Stock Market Research

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes






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






3. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






7. Amount of stock trades within any given day






8. 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).






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






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






11. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






15. Tending to vary often or widely






16. Price listed when trading stops






17. Professional opinions.






18. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






19. Professional opinions.






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 difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Amount of stock trades within any given day






31. Tending to vary often or widely






32. Money paid to the government






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






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






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






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






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






38. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






48. A stock's price in the last year






49. 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






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