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INTRO: Corporations Vocabulary
INTRO: Corporations Vocabulary
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What does a company need to apply for/get before being officially recognized as a corporation?
Charter/Certificate of Incorporation
Corporation Certificate
Nothing--they can just become a corporation
Incorporation Certificate
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What do you call the profits that a company keeps to reinvest in the company?
Retained Earnings
Earnings per share
Profit
Dividends
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This type of stock ownership allows you to vote at board meetings
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
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Why does a company hold an IPO?
To get more advertising for their company
To get out of paying taxes
Because original owners need capital
To get more customers
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What is a portfolio?
A companies progress report
A brief case
All of your investments
Your list of shares you own
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This lets shareholders know how the stock market is doing
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Nasdaq
Any stock index or stock exchange
The Dow Jones
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What do you call it when you are not present to vote at the shareholder's meeting
Vote by phone
Proxy Vote
Vote by mail
Vote by the internet
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Who decides the price of a share of stock after an IPO?
The open market (buyers and sellers of stock)
The SEC
Those who attended the IPO
The original owner's of the company
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What is the abbreviation called used to identify a stock on the stock exchange?
Stock Option
Company Abbreviation
Company Name
Ticker Symbol
