SMIPO Tickers
BRK.B - Company Name & Sector
Berkshire Hathaway (Financials)
The two types of options contracts.
Calls and Puts
What is the formula for P/E?
Stock Price/ Earnings-per-Share
SMIPO stands for what?
Student Managed Investment Portfolio Organization
Who is the head of the Federal Reserve?
Jerome Powell
O - Company Name & Sector
Realty Income (Real Estate)
This index tells us Market Volatility
VIX - Market Volatility Index
What model is primarily used by professionals to calculate IV (intrinsic value) of a stock?
DCF Model
How many sectors do we have?
10
This commodity rose rapidly in price and is sending shocks throughout the global economy.
Oil
GIS - Company Name & Sector
General Mills (Defensive)
What are the three main US indices?
NASDAQ, DOW, S&P 500
What is the formula for Book Value per share of a stock?
(Total Assets - Total Liabilities)/ Shares Outstanding
3
This value-store is used as a hedge against inflation and a weak economy, and was recently at all time highs.
Gold
YUMC - Company Name & Sector
Yum China Holdings (Cyclical)
The type of market when stocks retreat 20% from highs
Bear Market
A company pays a consistent dividend of $2 per quarter and the stock is currently $100, what is the dividend yield?
8%, dividend yield is calculated with dividends per year. (4 *2) / 100.
Who is the faculty advisor?
Dr. Kaushik
What is the name of the key shipping route that is currently closed, sending a key commodity's price up and causing supply shocks throughout the global economy?
Straight of Hormuz
CX - Company Name & Sector
Cemex (Basic Materials)
How often does the S&P 500 rebalance by adding new companies and removing old ones?
Bonus points if you can name 1 company added recently
Once every quarter
VRT, LITE, COHR, or SATS
What is the name of the duo who made Berkshire into what it was today? (They helped to popularize Value Investing)
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger
Which sector currently has the largest weight outside of the passive trading reserves?
Industrials
What does I.V. stand for when it comes to options contracts? Please give an explanation.
Implied Volatility, a premium added onto options prices based on the expected volatility of the underlying stock.