Stock Market Investing and Securities Definitions

The P/E ratio measures a company's current share price relative to its per-share earnings.

Investors can legally sell a stock short even if they never owned shares in that stock.

Buying stock long means you are betting for the company's share price to depreciate.

The US FEDERAL agency responsible for regulating US stock exchanges, listings and brokers is

This order type is used by an investor who wants to buy a stock at a lower price.

Most stocks that trade in the US have what type of legal structure?

When an investor buys a stock immediately at the price quoted on his/her screen, it's

Which of these terms describes an investor who's accused of a Federal crime

In the realm of Financial Literacy, which strategy buffers the investor the MOST against risk 

Which of the following choices is least relevant to the realm of Wall Street and stocks?

Which role at an asset management firm studies financial performance and near-term prospects?

During a Bull Market there will be more stocks traded at 52 week Lows than 52 week Highs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index comprised of 30 Blue Chips stocks.

A stock's yield informs investors how the annual dividend income is measured as a percentage.

True or False: A company's dividend payment is the interest they pay on corporate debt.

The person with the job of buying stock for assigned companies regardless of market conditions

One of the main differences between the Dow Jones Avg and the S&P 500 index is

The term public company means

Market capitalization - or the value of the company's stock - is derived by multiplying

This person has the responsibility for converting a private company's stock to trade publicly.

Which Wall Street player executes multiple transactions daily and sells all shares by 4pm?

What must be reported by US taxpayers when filing their 1040 tax returns annually?

The market price quotes of US stocks must be within increments of

The NASD runs an electronic exchange known as

The word "bid" seen on US consolidated stock quotes means what?