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1
Which company invented the idea of the stock market?
French East India Company
North West Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
Dutch East India Company
2
Buying stocks makes investors…
Automatically rich
Partial owners in the business, making the company grow
Partial owners in the business, making the company plummet
Owners of the business
3
What did the Dutch East India Company trade?
Kettles, beads, blankets, furs
Metal goods, firearms, fishing gear, alcohol
Silver, cooking utensils, tea, wool
Gold, porcelains, spices, silks
4
Promoting reliable long-term investing is more effective over trying to make quick cash.
True
False
5
The stock market is just for the rich and powerful.
False
True
6
What is a financial crisis?
Asset prices increase in value
Asset prices decline in value
7
If an investor’s stock value is going to decline, they will…
Give their stock away for free
Keep their stock until the value goes up again
Sell their stock with the hopes of making a profit
Keep their stock and buy more from the same company
8
What is an economic boom?
Expansion and peak phases of the business cycle
Declining phases of the business cycle
9
What year was the stock market invented in?
2000's
1600's
1970's
1900's
10
What does IPO stand for?
Initial Profit Overtrade
Initial Price Offering
Inclined Profit Offering
Initial Public Offering