Type of stocks
what are the main two main types of stocks?
common stock and preferred stock.
what is a stock?
what is the largest stock exchange in the U.S?
The New York stock exchange.
what is the money you make from owning stocks?
its called a return or you can call it profit.
True or false: Investing in stocks always guarantees a profit.
correct answer is false.
what type of stocks usually give voting rights.
Common stock
what do you call somone who buys and sells stocks?
An investor or a trader.
what is the three-letter symbol used to represent a stock on an exchange?
Ticker symbol.
what is a dividend?
a share of company profits paid to stockholders.
what is the term for the chance of losing money on an investment?
Its called a risk.
which type of stock usually receives fixed dividends first?
preferred stock
what does it mean when a stock goes up?
It means an increase in vaule per a share.
whats the S&P 500?
a group stock based on the performence of the biggest 500 compaines.
what is a portfolio in investing terms?
collection of different investments also know as a collection of stocks.
what type of investor prefers safe, low-return investments?
What is a conservative investor.
Stocks from big and well known compaines like Tesla, Amazon, and ect. are called what?
Blue-chip stocks.
where do you buy stocks?
On a stock exchange app, for example cashapp, robin hood.
whats the purpose of a stock index?
to measure overall market performance.
what does "buy low, sell high" mean?
buy low means buy cheap and sell high means sell when the stock vaule is at a high value.
what event in 2008 caused massive losses in the stock market?
financial crisis as known as the Great Recession.
stocks that are considered high-risk but high-reward are know as what?
Growth stocks.
what cause stock prices of a company to go up or down in vaule.
First of supply and demand, then how confident investor are and how much they buy, and the compaines performance.
what is the name of the major stock exchange located in London?
London Stock Exchange (LSE).
what is diversification?
is spreading out investments to reduce risks.
what is the term for a long period when stock prices fall?
Its called a bear market.