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