U.S. federal agency established in 1934 to supervise/regulate the stock market

The Securities and Exchange Commission

All of the following are true of owning 'common stock', except...

carries with it the right to vote for the corp. officiers

What does it mean to buy stock 'on margin'?

borrowing $ from a broker to purchase stock

All of the following is true of a Bull Market, except...

when the stock market is doing poorly

All of the following are true of a Bear Market, except...

usually seen when an economy is doing well

What does it mean to 'diversify' your investments?

spreading investments over different market vehicles

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Basic Stock Market Terminology

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1
The 2nd oldest stock market index showing 30 large publicly-owned U.S. companies
NASDAQ
S & P 500
Dow Jones Industrial Average
New York Stock Exchange
2
Once the largest stock exchange in the U.S.; located on Wall Street
S & P 500
NASDAQ
Dow Jones Industrial Average
New York Stock Exchange
3
U.S. federal agency established in 1934 to supervise/regulate the stock market
The Securities and Exchange Commission
The Federal Reserve System
The Federal Banking System
The Federal Reserve Commission
4
All of the following are true of owning 'common stock', except...
carries with it the right to vote for the Board of Directors
carries with it the right to vote for the corp. officiers
it is a form of corporate equity ownership
also known as a 'voting' or 'ordinary' share
5
What does it mean to buy stock 'on margin'?
purchasing only a small percentage of a company
borrowing $ from a broker to purchase stock
purchasing stock from small companies
borrowing $ from the gov. to purchase stock
6
All of the following is true of a Bull Market, except...
usually seen when an economy is robust & unemployment low
tendency of the stock market to trend higher over time
the opposite of a Bear Market
when the stock market is doing poorly
7
All of the following are true of a Bear Market, except...
usually seen when economy is in a recession
usually seen when an economy is doing well
The Great Depression was the most famous Bear Market
long period where stock market value falls
8
U.S. central banking system made up of 12 regional central banks
The Federal Banking System
Securities & Exchange Commission
The Federal Reserve Commission
The Federal Reserve System
9
What does it mean to 'diversify' your investments?
making sure your stock represents all minority groups
spreading investments over different market vehicles
putting all your eggs in one basket
putting all your investments into one company
10
Stock market index based on 500 top publicly traded companies as determined by Standard & Poors
Dow Jones Industrial Average
New York Stock Exchange
S & P 500
NASDAQ
11
A collection of investments under one umbrella which is managed by a professional broker
Junk Bond
Common Stock
Initial Public Offering
Mutual Fund
12
What do we call payments made to shareholders by corporations when they earn a profit?
share
stock value
buying on margin
dividend
13
An electronic stock market where all trading takes place through a computer network
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones Industrial Average
S & P 500
NASDAQ

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Basic Stock Market Terminology

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Basic Stock Market Terminology

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Questions 13

Answers

1
The 2nd oldest stock market index showing 30 large publicly-owned U.S. companies
NASDAQ
S & P 500
Dow Jones Industrial Average
New York Stock Exchange
2
Once the largest stock exchange in the U.S.; located on Wall Street
S & P 500
NASDAQ
Dow Jones Industrial Average
New York Stock Exchange
3
U.S. federal agency established in 1934 to supervise/regulate the stock market
The Securities and Exchange Commission
The Federal Reserve System
The Federal Banking System
The Federal Reserve Commission
4
All of the following are true of owning 'common stock', except...
carries with it the right to vote for the Board of Directors
carries with it the right to vote for the corp. officiers
it is a form of corporate equity ownership
also known as a 'voting' or 'ordinary' share
5
What does it mean to buy stock 'on margin'?
purchasing only a small percentage of a company
borrowing $ from a broker to purchase stock
purchasing stock from small companies
borrowing $ from the gov. to purchase stock
6
All of the following is true of a Bull Market, except...
usually seen when an economy is robust & unemployment low
tendency of the stock market to trend higher over time
the opposite of a Bear Market
when the stock market is doing poorly
7
All of the following are true of a Bear Market, except...
usually seen when economy is in a recession
usually seen when an economy is doing well
The Great Depression was the most famous Bear Market
long period where stock market value falls
8
U.S. central banking system made up of 12 regional central banks
The Federal Banking System
Securities & Exchange Commission
The Federal Reserve Commission
The Federal Reserve System
9
What does it mean to 'diversify' your investments?
making sure your stock represents all minority groups
spreading investments over different market vehicles
putting all your eggs in one basket
putting all your investments into one company
10
Stock market index based on 500 top publicly traded companies as determined by Standard & Poors
Dow Jones Industrial Average
New York Stock Exchange
S & P 500
NASDAQ
11
A collection of investments under one umbrella which is managed by a professional broker
Junk Bond
Common Stock
Initial Public Offering
Mutual Fund
12
What do we call payments made to shareholders by corporations when they earn a profit?
share
stock value
buying on margin
dividend
13
An electronic stock market where all trading takes place through a computer network
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones Industrial Average
S & P 500
NASDAQ