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






2. Money paid to the government






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






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






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






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






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






8. Tending to vary often or widely






9. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






12. Money paid to the government






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






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






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






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






17. A stock's price in the last year






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






19. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






25. Professional opinions.






26. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






27. Tending to vary often or widely






28. 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






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






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






31. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






34. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A stock's price in the last year






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






44. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






47. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






49. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






50. 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).