Another name for the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Automated Quotations.
What is the NYSE and NASDAQ
100
A low priced, small cap stock, usually under 5 dollars per share. Has big rewards if invested in correctly, but also has big risks.
What is a penny stock
100
The place where stocks are traded
What is the exchange
100
What is the most important factor that effects a company?
Earnings
100
An individual or institution that legally owns a share of stock in a public or private corporation.
What is a Shareholder?
200
Another name for a stock market index
What is the Dow?
200
Common Stock: Common shares represent ownership in a company and dividends on a portion of profits.
Preferred Stock: represents some degree of ownership in a company but usually doesn't come with the same voting rights.
What is the two main types of stocks
200
Where securities are created
What is the primary market.
200
Issuing stocks to raise money for company instead of taking out loans
What is equity financing?
200
The total dollar market value of all of a company's outstanding shares
What is Market Capitalization?
300
When the economy is bad, recession is looming, and prices are falling it is called... When the economy is good, people are finding jobs, and GDP is growing it is called...
What is a Bear Market and a Bull Market.
300
What is the reason for companies to customize different classes of stock?
The company wanting the voting power to remain with a certain group.
300
The most popular over-the-counter market
What is the Nasdaq
300
When a firm raises money for a working capital or capital expenditures
What is debt financing
300
A system of letters used to uniquely identify a stock or mutual fund.
What is ticker symbol?
400
The market value of a company
What is Market capitalization?
400
A debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity.
What is a bond?
400
Using a brokerage DRIPs&DIPs
What is the two main ways to buy stocks?
400
Developments that can occur within a companies will affect the price of its stock including mergers and acquisitions.
What is Internal Development
400
The most common measure of how expensive a stock is.
What is PE ratio?
500
A type of market system combining elements of a monopoly and perfect competition
What is Monopolistic competition?
500
Growth: Issue by a company that is expanded at an above average rate.
Value: Slower and steadier with strong fundamentals.
What are the two major styles of stock?
500
The highest and lowest prices at which a stock has traded over the past 52 weeks.
What is 52-weeks high and low
500
Anticipation of new products or deals between companies
What is Hype?
500
A company that embraces the internet,as the key component in its business.