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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. Amount of stock trades within any given day
NYSE
Bull market
NASDAQ
Trading volume
2. A major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network. (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS)
Trading volume
NYSE
NASDAQ
Common stock
3. The loss of the value of capital equipment that results from normal wear and tear
Close
Trading volume
Depreciation
Ticker symbol
4. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders
Close
Dividend
Cash flow
52 week High and Low
5. Money paid to the government
Bull market
Close
Taxes
Net profit
6. Change in the cash balance from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.
Dividend per share
Bull market
Net cash
Preferred stock
7. 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).
Interest
Net cash
Analyst Ratings
Price/ earnings ratio
8. Price listed when trading stops
Stock market
Close
Net cash
Analyst Ratings
9. The money you have left after you have paid for expenses
Dividend
Dividend per share
Net profit
Income statement
10. The abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes
Bear market
Ticker symbol
Net worth
Common stock
11. Stock market experiences a general rise in prices and stock trading volume for shares over a period of time.
Key Developments
Stock market
Trading volume
Bull market
12. The money you have left after you have paid for expenses
NYSE
Income statement
Net profit
Balance sheet
13. The largest and oldest stock exchange - dates back to 1702 when 24 brokers met on wall street. New York Stock Exchange
Corporate stock
Preferred stock
NYSE
Ticker symbol
14. The amount of money a shareholder will actually receive for each share owned
Common stock
Dividend per share
Bull market
Net change
15. Describes the lasted direction a business is going. New products or services or changes in new investments regarding the factors of production
Dividend per share
Corporate stock
Key Developments
Stock market
16. 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
Trading volume
Balance sheet
NYSE
Net cash
17. A financial document that shows how much money (revenues) came in and how much money (expenses) was paid out
Bear market
Preferred stock
Income statement
Price/ earnings ratio
18. The most basic form of ownership - including voting rights on major issues - in a company
Common stock
NASDAQ
Interest
volatile
19. The loss of the value of capital equipment that results from normal wear and tear
Net worth
Depreciation
Balance sheet
Trading volume
20. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day.
Close
Net profit
Net change
Preferred stock
21. Describes the lasted direction a business is going. New products or services or changes in new investments regarding the factors of production
Depreciation
Balance sheet
Key Developments
Net cash
22. A certificate that reflects ownership in a corporation and gives the holder the right to receive a fraction of the corporation's profit
Net worth
Common stock
Cash flow
Corporate stock
23. A financial document that shows how much money (revenues) came in and how much money (expenses) was paid out
Net profit
Corporate stock
Depreciation
Income statement
24. Difference between closing price of previous day and current day.
Interest
Key Developments
Interest
Net change
25. The movement of cash coming in (income) VS the movement of cash going out (expenses)
Cash flow
Interest
Ticker symbol
Dividend
26. Professional opinions.
NYSE
Net cash
Cash flow
Analyst Ratings
27. Stock market that experiences a general decline in prices of stock. Not all stocks experience a decline in value - but most do.
Trading volume
Income statement
Bear market
Net cash
28. A major stock exchange that handles trades through a computerized network. (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS)
Common stock
Interest
NASDAQ
volatile
29. The most basic form of ownership - including voting rights on major issues - in a company
Corporate stock
NYSE
Income statement
Common stock
30. Change in the cash balance from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.
Dividend per share
Bull market
Net cash
NASDAQ
31. The movement of cash coming in (income) VS the movement of cash going out (expenses)
Net change
Interest
Net change
Cash flow
32. Amount of stock trades within any given day
Depreciation
Trading volume
Key Developments
Common stock
33. A stock's price in the last year
Net change
52 week High and Low
Dividend per share
Income statement
34. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities
Bull market
Net worth
Income statement
Stock market
35. A certificate that reflects ownership in a corporation and gives the holder the right to receive a fraction of the corporation's profit
Bull market
Corporate stock
Income statement
Balance sheet
36. Money paid to the government
Ticker symbol
Common stock
Income statement
Taxes
37. The abbreviated term that is used to identify a stock for trading purposes
Price/ earnings ratio
Net worth
Ticker symbol
Corporate stock
38. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders
Balance sheet
Cash flow
Dividend
Preferred stock
39. A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company.
Bull market
Ticker symbol
Net worth
Stock market
40. Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
Price/ earnings ratio
Preferred stock
Net change
Ticker symbol
41. A general term used to describe all transactions involving the buying and selling of stock shares issued by a company.
Net change
Price/ earnings ratio
Net worth
Stock market
42. Tending to vary often or widely
Cash flow
volatile
Balance sheet
Close
43. Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
Common stock
Depreciation
Close
Preferred stock
44. 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).
Depreciation
Price/ earnings ratio
Close
Cash flow
45. The largest and oldest stock exchange - dates back to 1702 when 24 brokers met on wall street. New York Stock Exchange
Close
Taxes
Balance sheet
NYSE
46. Stock market experiences a general rise in prices and stock trading volume for shares over a period of time.
Ticker symbol
Key Developments
Ticker symbol
Bull market
47. Price listed when trading stops
Common stock
Close
Corporate stock
52 week High and Low
48. The amount of money a shareholder will actually receive for each share owned
Income statement
NYSE
NASDAQ
Dividend per share
49. Tending to vary often or widely
NASDAQ
volatile
Dividend per share
Dividend
50. Cost of borrowing money expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed.
Interest
Common stock
Bull market
Cash flow