STOCK MARKET QUIZ

Ownership in a corporation; represents a claim on part of the corporation’s assets and earnings.

• stocks

• bonds

• Mutual funds

You loan money to a corporation or government, and they pay you back with interest

• Stock

• Bonds

• Mutual Funds

Which type of shareholder gets dividends first?

• Common stock
• Preferred stock
• Treasury stock

It is free to buy stocks

• True
• False

People who own stocks are guaranteed a return on the money they have invested in stocks.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Common stock ownership gives investors

• voting rights in shareholder meetings
• guaranteed dividends
• lower risk with a higher rate of return

A company owned by families or a small number of investors and do not issue stock to the public.

• public company
• industry
• private company
• portfolio

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

A company that sells stock on the stock market.

• private company
• market capitalization
• public company
• stock market

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of its earnings.

• index
• dividend
• profit
• invest

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The total holdings of stock by a financial institution or a private investor.

• index
• portfolio
• stock market
• industry