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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. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






3. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






5. Professional opinions.






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






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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Money paid to the government






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






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






17. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






20. Price listed when trading stops






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






22. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






25. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






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






30. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






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






34. A stock's price in the last year






35. 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






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






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






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






39. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






40. A stock's price in the last year






41. 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






42. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






46. Amount of stock trades within any given day






47. 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).






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






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






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