Stock Market Basics
A small piece of ownership in a company.
What is a stock/share?
A period when stock prices are generally rising.
What is a bull market?
A collection of investments owned by an investor.
What is a porfolio?
This rule helps investors estimate how many years it will take their money to double.
What is the rule of 72?
Someone who puts money into an investment hoping it will grow.
Who is an Investor?
The price of the first regular session trade of the day.
What is the opening price?
Spreading investments around instead of putting all your money in one place.
What is diversification?
A company with a market value generally between $300 million and $2 billion is classified as this.
What is a small cap company?
A short code/abbreviation used to identify a stock, such as AAPL for Apple.
What is a ticker symbol?
A period when stock prices generally fall, often 20 % or more.
What is a bear market?
The chance that an investment may lose value.
What is risk?
A company with a market value generally over $10 billion is classified as this.
What is a large cap company?
Money that some companies pay to people who own their shares.
What is a dividened?
The price of the last regular session trade of the day.
What is the closing price?
The number of shares traded during a certain period.
What is volume?
A company with a market value generally between $2 billion and $10 billion is classified as this.
What is a mid cap company?
What market has rising stock prices.
What is a Bull market?
What is spreading your money across different investments called?
What is Diversification?
Using the rule of 72, how long will money take to double at 9%?
What is 8 years?
If your investment earns an estimated 8% annually, approximately how many years will it take your money to double.
What is 9 years?