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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. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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 stock's price in the last year






18. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






30. 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).






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






32. A stock's price in the last year






33. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






37. Money paid to the government






38. Price listed when trading stops






39. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






40. 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).






41. Professional opinions.






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






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






44. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






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






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






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






50. Tending to vary often or widely