Vocabulary 1
WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO SOMEONE WHO OWNS PART OF A COMPANY ON THE STOCK MARKET?
What is shareholder
WHAT DOES NYSE STAND FOR
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
WHAT ARE STOCKS THAT SELL FOR LESS THAN A DOLLAR CALLED? IS IT EVER A GOOD TIME TO INVEST IN THOSE? EXPLAIN.
PENNY STOCKS-YES, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE TO INVEST IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE TO GIVE SOMEONE ABOUT WHEN SHARES SHOULD BE BOUGHT AND SOLD? AND WHY?
Buy low and sell high
WHAT IS A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE PROFITS SHARED WITH SHAREHOLDERS GIVEN OUT QUARTERLY CALLED?
dividend
WHAT DOES IPO STAND FOR AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING... WHEN A COMPANY GOES PUBLIC AND PEOPLE CAN START BUYING STOCKS
IF YOU BOUGHT 500 SHARES OF A STOCK THAT COST 100 DOLLARS EACH, HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST YOU?
$50,000
WHAT SHOULD A PERSON DO BEFORE INVESTING IN A CERTAIN COMPANY?
RESEARCH AND LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY, LOOK AT GRAPHS TO SEE HOW IT HAS DONE IN THE PAST, CONSIDER ITS POPULARITY AND THE TIME OF YEAR
WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE MARKET WHEN IT IS NOT DOING WELL? EXPLAIN.
Bear Market (think hibernation)
IF YOU BOUGHT 100 SHARES OF A STOCK THAT COSTS 820 DOLLARS PER SHARE, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU INVEST?
$82,000
WHAT IS AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT TO OWNING STOCK OTHER THAN POSSIBLY MAKING A PROFIT?
GETTING DECISION-MAKING POWER
WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE MARKET WHEN IT IS DOING WELL? EXPLAIN.
Bull Market: On the attack
IF YOU OWNED 100 SHARES OF STOCK THAT HAD A $1.50 DIVIDEND.... WHAT IS THE TOTAL DIVIDEND
$150
WHAT AFFECTS THE PRICE OF A STOCK? WHY DOES IT GO UP OR DOWN?
DEMAND AFFECTS THE PRICE-IF MANY PEOPLE WANT IT, THE PRICE WILL GO UP; IF FEW PEOPLE WANT IT, THE PRICE WILL GO DOWN
WHAT IS A LOAN THAT INVESTORS MAKE TO CORPOATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS WHICH PAYS INTEREST OVER A PERIOD OF TIME?
IF YOU INVEST IN 1000 SHARES OF A STOCK THAT COST $100 PER SHARE AND THE STOCK PLUMMETS TO $10 PER SHARE THE NEXT DAY, HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU LOST?
$90,000
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