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Stock Market Fundamentals
Stock Market Fundamentals
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economics, stock market
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1
What is the stock market?
Where you can get a job
Where you can place bets
Where you can buy and trade shares in a company
Where you can start a savings account
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Which of the following give an example of 'risk'?
Diversifying one’s investments
Putting all your money into one type of investment
Researching investments before buying
Buying stock in a 'trendy' new company
3
Electronic forum to trade stocks
Etrade
TSE
Nasdaq
Dow Jones
4
When the market is doing well its consider to be in ____ market?
Volatile
Bear
Bull
Growth
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Private companies issue stock that can be traded on exchanges
False
True
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How does interest rate affect the stock market?
If interest rates are up people are more willing to buy them
If interest rate are down they are less willing to buy them
If interest rates are up people are less willing to buy them
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Which of the following are advantages of owning public companies?
Needing shareholder approval before making certain decisions
Stockholders and owners share in the profits earned
Increased prestige and visibility
Ability to raise more money by selling shares
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What civilization began the selling of stock?
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Eygpt
Ancient Greece
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A stock is...
an investment
a coupon
a guaranteed way to make money
a savings account
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What is a dividend?
Company stock given to a stockholder
Payment for a purchase
Portion of stockholders earnings given to the company
Portion of companies earnings paid to stockholders
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P/E stands for?
profits per earning
paid electronically
price equity
price per earning
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How does the price affect the stock?
Neither
If prices are low people are more willing to buy them.
If prices are up people are more willing to buy them.
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Product safety does not cause stock value to decrease
False
True
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What is market force?
Economic factors that affects the price
Force applied to the market
Part of Newton's Third Law
Demand and supply representing the buyers and sellers
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Placing money in the stock market is like
Risk & Reward
A Retirement Settlement
Income Suicide
Guaranteed Money Profit
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Market cap is...
the market value of a companies outstanding shares
total amount of equity a company can reach
the price per share
how many shares are on the market
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Which of the following are benefits of owning a private company?
You do not report to a board of directors
You receive more of the company’s income
You have more control over the company
More personal liability
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What is a share?
Sharing is caring
Represents the amount of $$ you have invested in the company
Shares are equity in a company which represents ownership
A share is equity in the stock.
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A positive slope on a stock market chart indicates...
Increase in dividends
Decrease in P/E
Increase in price per share
Increase in P/E
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Selling shares of stock help publicly owned companies raise money
True
False
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When researching a stock, what should you consider?
A company’s track record
Background of corporate officers
How old is the company
The amount of debt the company has
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You want to...
Buy low, sell high
Buy high, sell low
