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Stock Market Research

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






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






4. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






8. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






10. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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).






20. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






23. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






25. 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






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






27. Professional opinions.






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






29. 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).






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






31. Money paid to the government






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






33. 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






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






35. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






36. Money paid to the government






37. Price listed when trading stops






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






39. Price listed when trading stops






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






41. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






44. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






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






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






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