What is a share of ownership in a company called?
(a) bond
(b) stock
(c) option
(a) stock
100
Which of the following is a stock exchange?
(a) New York Stock Exchange
(b) California Stock Exchange
(c) New Jersey Stock Exchange
(a) New York Stock Exchange
100
All companies trade their shares on a stock exchange?
(a) True
(b) False
(b) False
100
These are known as fixed-income investments.
What are bonds
100
What is the name of the famous street in New York known for investing?
(a) Park Avenue
(b) Broadway
(c) Wall Street
(c) Wall Street
200
What are the letters that identify a company trading on a stock exchange?
(a) ticker symbol
(b) corporate initials
(c) company alphabet
(a) ticker symbol
200
Is there a a stock exchange called the "American Stock Exchange"?
(a) True
(b) False
(a) True
200
Companies can raise money by doing which of the following?
(a) Sell stock
(b) Sell bonds
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(c) Both (a) and (b)
200
These are issued by corporations and by government to raise funds.
What are bonds
200
What do you call stock market when the economy is growing, stock prices are rising and people are making lots of money?
(a) Bear market
(b) Lion market
(c) Bull market
(c) Bull market
300
What do you call the payments that some companies make quarterly to stockholders?
(a) dividends
(b) loans
(c) interest
(a) divided
300
Before a company can trade its shares publicly on a stock market, what form must be filed with the SEC?
(a) Registration Statement
(b) Investor Presentation
(c) Power Point Presentation
(a) Registration Statement
300
A company's primary objective is to do which of the following?
(a) Maximize sales
(b) Increase the total number of employees
(c) Maximize profits
(c) Maximize profits
300
NAV
What is the Net Asset Value
300
What do you call stock market when the economy is not doing well, stock prices are falling and people lose money?
(a) Bear market
(b) Turkey market
(c) Bull market
(a) Bear market
400
Who buys or sells stocks for investors?
(a) accountant
(b) broker
(b) lawyer
(b) broker
400
What is the auction market that buys and sells stocks electronically?
(a) Snapchat
(b) New York Stock Exchange
(c) NASDAQ
(c) NASDAQ (which stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations)
400
Who is responsible for the daily operations of a company?
(a) President / CEO
(b) Accountant
(c) Lawyer
(d) None of the above
(a) President / CEO
400
Mutual Funds ticker ends in this letter
What is X
400
When buying stocks based on your emotions, what is the point of maximum financial opportunity?
(a) Depression
(b) Fear
(c) Hope
(a) Depression
500
What does the term "I.P.O" mean?
(a) Instagram's President of Operations
(b) I Purchased it Online
(c) Initial Public Offering
(c) Initial Public Offering
500
What document is included in the registration statement must be given to all investors who buy stock in an IPO?
(a) A copy of the company's official magazine
(b) Prospectus
(c) A copy of the company's website
(b) Prospectus
500
Who does the President / CEO of a publicly traded company report to?
(a) No one. Everyone reports to him.
(b) Board of Directors
(c) The government
(b) Board of Directors
500
These are managed by professionals.
What are mutual funds
500
When buying stocks based on your emotions, what is the point of maximum financial risk?
(a) Depression
(b) Optimism
(c) Euphoria