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A review of stock market basics
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1
What is a bidding price?
lowest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock
highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock
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What is a stock quote?
the last price seller and buyer of a stock agree on price
the first price of a stock intended for trade
the best price for making a purchase
3
How many letters and/or numbers make up a ticker symbol?
no limit
1
3
1 to 5
4
Which business is an example of a sole proprietorship?
Al's Bakery
Netflix
Exxon Inc.
Amazon
5
What is the asking price?
highest price a seller is willing to sell the stock
lowest price a seller is willing to sell the stock
a price too high for making a purchase
asking how much something costs
6
You should have at least ____ stocks in your portfolio from at least ____ different industries.
30; 10
5; 10
2; 2
10; 5
7
Corporations usually start off small with just a few shareholders.
True
False
8
Which business is an example of a partnership
Hewlett-Packard
Apple, Inc.
Microsoft
General Motors
9
Why should you diversify your stock portfolio?
to learn more about different industries
Because my teacher told me I have to
At different times, some industries outperform others
no particular reason
10
What is the first share price made available to potential buyers is called?
buy one get one free
initial public offering
two for one deals
First price offer
11
When you own at least one share of a company, you have a share of that company's ownership
True
False
12
How often are ticker symbols updated?
about every minute
twice a day
a few times a week
once a day
13
If I own at least 1 share in a company's stock, I share in the ownership of the company.
False
True
14
Which is an example of a corporation?
Henderson Florists
Microsoft, Inc.
Smith's Plumbing
15
What do companies tend to do if they want to raise more money?
Have a fundraiser
Have their employees work longer hours
Sell more products
Sell more shares of their stock
16
What is the most important thing to notice when looking at a stock quote?
Is it a company you've heard of?
The time stamp that shows how old is the stock quote.
Did the stock go down?
Did the stock go up?
17
Who do stockholders use from all over the country for making stock trades?
brokers
neighbors
bankers
friends
18
What is common stock?
A stock everyone owns
A stock everyone needs to buy
A popular stock
One vote at shareholder meetings for every 1 share you own.
19
Stock dividend payments, or stock splits, are done for which two reasons?
Attract attention to a stock and increase its trading
To help a company grow and make its CEO filthy rich.
So a company can hire more and offer high salaries.
20
Buy _________. Sell _______
high; low
high; high
low; high
low; low
21
How many stock trades are made per day?
billions
hundreds
thousands
millions
22
When looking at a stock quote, which color means the stock rose?
red
green
23
Why do people invest in the stock market?
They want to learn about big companies
Because they're not sure what else to do with their money
They want to make more money than leaving it in the bank.
It's a get rich fast scheme
