Stock Market Review

What is the stock market?

• A type of farmers market where people buy and sell food.

• A place where parts of businesses are bought and sold.

• A special type of grocery store that sells stocks.

• A type of bank that gives out loans to new businesses.

The name for a part of a business that is bought and sold on the stock market is:

• Part
• Marker
• Stocker
• Share

The stock market is a physical place.

• Yes, it's located in most major cities around the world.
• No, trading is all done online.
• Yes and No, there are physical places where stocks are sold, but they are also sold virtually.

You can buy stock in any company in the world.

• True, all companies are required to offer stock.
• False, a company is only listed on the stock exchange if it wants to be.

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The DOW Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 American companies.  Why is the DOW Jones Industrial Average important?

• It tells Americans how much debt the country is in.
• It helps economists predict when a stock market crash will happen.
• It tells Americans how many jobs are out there.
• It provides a snapshot of how the stock market and the US economy is doing.

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As long as you are 18 years old and have some money, you can invest it in the stock market.

• True
• False

The current price of one share of stock is called

• Ask
• Bid
• Last
• Open

The highest price the stock has traded over the past year is called

• Day High
• Market Cap
  Market Cap
• 52 Week High
• Beta

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The difference between yesterday's closing price and the current price is

• Bid
• Change
• Last
• Open

The number of shares that have been traded in the current or most recent trading session is called

• Dividend
• Last
  Last
• Previous Close
• Volume