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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the stock market?A type of farmers market where people buy and sell food.A place where parts of businesses are bought and sold.A special type of grocery store that sells stocks.A type of bank that gives out loans to new businesses.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe name for a part of a business that is bought and sold on the stock market is:PartMarkerStockerShare
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy would a company need to issue stock?To increase its' customer base.To raise money.To stop the government from regulating it.To show customers that it's successful.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen you own stock in a company,you are part owner.you are involved in day to day management.you are entitled to a dividend.you are the CEO.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIPO stands forItemized Public OrganizationInitial Primary OfferingInitial Public OfferingImminent Profitable Option
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe DOW Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 American companies. Why is the DOW Jones Industrial Average important?It tells Americans how much debt the country is in.It helps economists predict when a stock market crash will happen.It tells Americans how many jobs are out there.It provides a snapshot of how the stock market and the US economy is doing.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe current price of one share of stock is calledAskBidLastOpen
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe highest price the stock has traded over the past year is calledDay HighMarket Cap
Market Cap52 Week HighBeta - 9. Multiple ChoiceThe number of shares that have been traded in the current or most recent trading session is calledDividendLast
LastPrevious CloseVolume - 10. Multiple ChoiceA company owned by families or a small number of investors and do not issue stock to the public.public companyindustryprivate companyportfolio
- 11. Multiple ChoicePeople who own stocks are guaranteed a return on the money they have invested in stocks.TRUEFALSE
- 12. Multiple Choice
The possibility of losing some or all of a particiular investment.riskindexindustryprofit - 13. Multiple ChoiceA sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of its earnings.indexdividendprofitinvest
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA group of large companies that stockbrokers look at to gauge how the market is doing as a whole.shareholderportfolioindustryindex
- 15. Multiple Choice
Not all companies offer dividends.
true
false
- 16. Multiple Choice
A corporation “goes public” when it ___________________.
gives out its first dividend.
first issues stock to investors to buy.
has a big party and invites all its investors.
becomes an entity.
- 17. Multiple Choice
The NYSE and NASDAQ are forms of ________________ where people trade stocks.
mutual funds
large shopping centers
businesses
stock exchanges
- 18. Multiple ChoiceExplain what an IPO is.It's when a company goes 'public' and offers its stock for sale for the first time.It's when a company buys back a lot of its stock to gain control of the company.It's when another company buys a lot of stock in another company to take it over.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow do you make money buying stocks?If you hold on to it as long as possible it will gain in value.You sell it for a higher price than you bought it for.The DOW ratings determine which stocks will pay out.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAs long as you are 18 years old and have some money, you can invest it in the stock market.TrueFalse
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIf a business wants to raise capital but not create debt, it canfloat a bond issueissue common stockborrow money from a commercial bankborrow money from the government
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA Neon Oil Corporation tanker spilled oil in the ocean around Australia. As a result of this accident, the share price of this stock is likely todecreaseincreasenot be affected and remain about the samefluctuate
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes diversification?Avoiding risk by investing in blue-chip stocksputting all your investments in two financial investmentsinvesting in different types of bondsreducing risk by investing in different types of securities
- 24. Multiple Choice
The group of stocks that you own is called a
commission
portfolio
dividend
- 25. Multiple Choice
A time when stock prices are RISING is called
transaction
bear market
bull market
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhen the market takes a downhill turn and prices are decreasingBullBearNo such termBronco
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe Dow Jones Industrial Average is an example ofA Stock Market Performance Indexa Stock Market Exchangea Brokerage Firma Mutual Fund
- 28. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the most well know stock exchange?
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
The Boston Stock Exchange
The Imperial Stock Exchange
The Louvre
- 29. Multiple Choice
An index that measures the average health of 30 large, publicly owned, US companies is called the...?
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)
The S&P 500
Bob Johnson's Index
Guess Again Index
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a stock index?DOW JONESS & P 500NASDAQ COMPOSITEP/E RATIO
- 31. Multiple Choice
Can interest rates affect the stock market?
YES
NO
- 32. Multiple Choice
Do more or fewer people invest in the stock market when interest rates go up?
MORE
FEWER
- 33. Multiple Choice
Not having all your stocks in one industry (airlines, food, etc) is called
Portfolio
Trading
Diversifying
Directing
- 34. Multiple Choice
What are the two general types of stocks? CHOOSE TWO
Deferred
Common
Preferred
Certificate of Deposit
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe two major stock exchanges areNASDAQ & NYSEDow Jones Industrial Average & S&P 500NYSE & AmericanNASDAQ & DJIA
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a bond?a share of ownership in a companylending money to a company for a fixed interest paymenta building on wall streetan investment that cannot be traded
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a stock market crash?when one or two stocks drop signifiicantlyslow decrease in stock prices over a yearrapid but anticipated drop in stock pricesrapid and unanticipated drop in stock prices
- 38. Multiple ChoiceA stock market crash can be brought on bymajor catastrophic eventeconomic crisiscollapse of a stock bubbleall of these
- 39. Multiple Choice
What does NASDAQ stand for?
National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations
National Application of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations
New Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations
Nominal Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations
- 40. Multiple Choice
How does a bear stock market impact the U.S. economy?
Americans will invest less money in the stock market.
Americans will invest more money in the stock market.
Consumers will purchase more large appliances.
Consumers will purchase more vacation homes.
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