Whose job is it to decide whether a certain stock is a good investment
The investor
100
What is a distribution of money, stock, or other property that a corporation pays to stock holders.
Dividend
100
If you buy 100 shares of General Mills at $25 per share and sell those shares 5 years later for $50 per share – what is your profit (not including dividend income).
$2500
100
You are first in line to receive dividends?
Preferred
100
A price earnings ratio above ______ indicates investor optimism.
20
200
Although some newspapers have eliminated or reduced the amount or financial coverage, what newspaper still contains some information about stocks?
The Wallstreet Journal and/or most metropolitan newspapers.
200
A stock that sells at under $2 is termed a…
Penny stock
200
Full service brokers may charge as much as ____% of transaction amount
1-2%
200
You have voting rights in the company
What is Common stock
200
T or F. A Price/Earnings to Growth ratio (PEG) of less than 1 indicates that a stock is OVERvalued.
False
300
Generally a price earnings ratio gives investors an idea of how much they are paying for…
Company's earning power
300
What is a stock that follows the business cycle
Cyclical stock.
300
If you owned 65 shares in a solar company that decided to do a 3:1 stock split, how many shares would you own following the split?
195
300
You are looking to purchase a stock that GUARANTEES a dividend, thus generating a steady income.
Preferred stock
300
If R.E.I. 's after-tax income is $3,800,000.00 and they have 1,000,000 outstanding stock shares, what is REI's earning per share?
$3.80
400
X = after-tax earnings / number of outstanding shares of. What is X?
Earnings per share
400
A request to buy or sell a stock at the current market value
Market order
400
Using a market order, payment for stocks is usually required within how many days?
3 days
400
Investors in this kind of stock are hoping to see a great increase in the capital appreciation
What is common stock.
400
Company A has recently decided to sell stock in their company to the general public. The starting IPO was $50 per share. What does IPO stand for?
Initial Public Offering
500
A network of dealers who buy and sell the stocks of corporations that are not listed on a security’s exchange is called what?
Over the counter market
500
A stock that has a consistent cycle such as household goods.
Defensive stock.
500
If you purchase a stock on margin, up to what percent of the stock purchase price can you borrow?
50%
500
Referred to as “middle” investments.
What is preferred stock.
500
What percent of a company's stocks are noramlly paid to stock holders?