Basics
What is a Stock
An ownership share in a company
What is Apple's stock ticker symbol?
AAPL
What does a portfolio mean?
A collection of investments
What is Bitcoin?
The first and most well-known cryptocurrency
What is the name of the U.S. currency?
$Dollar
What does Buy Low Sell High mean
To purchase stocks at low prices and sell at high price to make profit
What company does the ticker "TSLA" represent?
Tesla
What is an index fund?
A fund that tracks a market index
What is cryptocurrency?
A digital currency that uses blockchain technology and isn't controlled by any government
What year did the Great Depression hit?
1929
What is a Dividend
A payment a company makes to shareholders based on the amount of stocks you hold
What company owns Instagram and Facebook?
Meta
What is a visual price movement called (it is an object that holds fire)?
A Candlestick
What is the difference between a stock and crypto?
Stocks represent ownership in a company; crypto is a digital asset with no company backing it
What major U.S. stock exchange is located on Wall Street?
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
What is market capitalization?
The total value of a company's shares
Which company currently has the highest market cap?
NVIDIA
What is diversification?
Spreading investments across different assets to reduce risk
What is an ETF?
A fund traded on the stock exchange that holds a collection of assets like stocks or crypto
What is a broker?
A person or platform that executes trades on your behalf
What is the difference between a bullish and bearish market?
Bull = prices rising Bear = prices falling
Who runs Berkshire Hathaway?
Warren Buffet
What is the S&P 500?
An index tracking the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies
What is an NFT?
A unique digital asset stored on a blockchain that proves ownership of something like art or music
When was the US stock market created?
1792