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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Professional opinions.






10. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Money paid to the government






23. Amount of stock trades within any given day






24. A stock's price in the last year






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






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






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






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






29. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






33. Tending to vary often or widely






34. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






36. Money paid to the government






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






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






39. Professional opinions.






40. Tending to vary often or widely






41. 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).






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






43. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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






48. Price listed when trading stops






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






50. A stock's price in the last year