Test your basic knowledge |

Stock Market Research

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






3. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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






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






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






8. Amount of stock trades within any given day






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






10. Professional opinions.






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






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






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






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






15. Tending to vary often or widely






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






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






18. 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).






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






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






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






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






23. Money paid to the government






24. Price listed when trading stops






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






26. A stock's price in the last year






27. 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






28. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders






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






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).






39. The difference between your total assets and total liabilities






40. 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






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






42. Money paid to the government






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






44. Price listed when trading stops






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






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






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






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






49. Professional opinions.






50. A stock's price in the last year