Financial Literacy Practice

Stock markets are open on business days around the clock, around the world.

It is wise to buy high, and sell low.

Stocks are items found in the storeroom of a grocery store.

When the stock market goes up, it causes the economy to grow.

A ticker symbol always begins with the first three letters of a company's name.

Sometimes companies buy their own stocks on the stock market.

There are 50 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The best time to invest in the stock market is when you need to save money for a college fund.

Corporations sell new issues of stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

Someone who owns stock in a company is called a shareholder.

Only rich people invest in the stock market.

People can buy stocks on the Internet.

Most stocks on the stock market are sold by the United States Government.

Stock prices are set by the Securities & Exchange Com., a regulatory agency of the government.

Any stock that goes up in price must eventually come back down.

The benefit to diversifying your portfolio is that you learn about all kinds of stocks.

It is hard to buy a good stock today because all the good ones have already been purchased.

Bears, Bulls, and Pigs are found in the stock market.

"Insider" stock trading means that trading stocks takes place inside the building.

Diversifying your portfolio means to buy stocks from many different industries.

If the stock market goes up 30 percent one year, it will fall by 30 percent in the next year.

The NYSE closes at 2pm Eastern time.

The SEC stands for Stocks and Economy Commission.

Buying stocks is a sure way to make money.

Short-selling is legal in the United States.