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






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






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






4. Tending to vary often or widely






5. Money paid to the government






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






7. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






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






10. Money paid to the government






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






12. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






15. 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).






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






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






18. Professional opinions.






19. Price listed when trading stops






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






21. Price listed when trading stops






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






23. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






24. Professional opinions.






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






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 stock's price in the last year






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






29. 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






30. Amount of stock trades within any given day






31. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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).






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






48. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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