MM Investing: Stocks

If you purchase a stock and sell it off within a year, you are considered an investor.

The CEO of the corporation decides whether or not to pay out dividends on the stocks

All of the following are locations for regional exchanges EXCEPT

A small-cap stock company has more than $500 million in total amount of stocks and bonds issued

All of the following are characteristics of blue-chip stock companies EXCEPT

A company whose stocks are traded in the open market.

All of the following are activities of growth stock companies EXCEPT

A private corporations stocks are sold in the open market.

Which numerical calculation is the difference between the selling price and the purchase price

Preferred stock is a safer investment than bonds.

All of the following are ways that preferred stock is offered to attract investors EXCEPT

Your profit from the sale of stock is the price you sell it at minus the price you bought it at

People buy stock because it is a more secure investment than savings and government bonds.

When investors are optimistic about the economy

Shareholders have rights, including a vote per share owned at the required annual meeting

Which numerical measure divides the annual dividend by the current market value

Combined, NASDAQ and the NYSE have _________ corporations to invest in

Which is not a way that shareholders make money from their stock investment?

When using brokerages, the biggest difference in the way you purchase stock is the commission

Common stock has a higher growth potential than preferred stock.

The P/E ratio of a healthy company should land somewhere between 5 and 35, the lower the better

Penny stock prices are stable and typically sell for under $10 per share

A stock's market value will go up after a stock split.

Which of the following would be considered a cyclical stock company?

Most dividends are paid out every 3 months.

Utility companies are usually found to be ________ stock companies.

Which numerical calculation is the annual dividend added to any change from the purchase price

A long-term investment is held for at least 5 years.

How do investors make money on their stock investment?

A market order is a request to buy or sell a stock at a specific price. 

________ stock companies usually do not pay out dividends.

AT&T and Kelloggs are considered 

The price of a stock is determined by the seller.

Buyers of preferred stock are also interested in  _______ stock companies.

Like Market Value, the Par Value for a stock changes over time.

A defensive stock company would be

The type of stock that is the most reactionary to economic fluctuation.

Dividends received by preferred stockholders are a specific amount of money or a percentage of

IPO's are considered a safe investment.

Stocks listed in the Dow Jones typically have a market capitalization of $500 mil or more

A stock split is an indicator that the company's finances are in trouble.

Companies that are growing quickly will pay out large dividends to their stockholders.

Current shareholders have the _______ right to buy any new issue of stock before the public 

An IPO can be done in either the primary or secondary markets.

If you have 120 shares of stock at $75, and it splits three-to-one, you will own

The total amount of stocks and bonds issues by a corporation is its

Corporations have to repay the money that a shareholder pays for stock.

Which measure is the price of one share of stock divided by the earnings per share over a year

The CEO makes all of the major decisions for the corporation.

The goal of the investor is to purchase cyclical stock while the economy is in good shape.

All of the following are types of orders used to trade stock EXCEPT

Dividends are paid out by a corporation in all of the following way EXCEPT

Which numerical measure is the after-tax income divided by the number of outstanding shares

When investors are pessimistic about the economy

If a company has a slow growth year, they must still pay out dividends.