Investing In Stocks. Basics 2

A person who owns shares (or stocks) in a company.

• stockbrocker

• boss

• shareholder

• official

Money from corporate profits that is distributed to the stockholders.

• transaction

• dividend

• retained profit

• tariffs

Who makes the decision to pay dividends?

• The Chief Executive Officer

• The Director General

• The Owner

• The Board of Directors

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

• Part
• Marker
• Stocker
• Share

Why would a company need to issue stock?  

• To increase its' customer base.
• To raise money.
• To stop the government from regulating it.
• To show customers that it's successful.

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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Apple Inc, Google, Coca Cola, and Nike. What do these companies have in common?

• You can buy stock in them in our stock market game.

• They are all companies that have declined to be on the stock market, you can't buy stock in them.

• They are examples of failing companies that you wouldn't want to invest in.

• They are all companies with such expensive stock that you won't be able to afford to invest in them in our stock market game.

What is a Stock Split. CHOOSE TWO

• The number of shares doubles

• The number of shares is cut in half

• The share price doubles

• The share price is cut in half

When you buy stock, you are actually buying a piece of the company and becoming part owner

• True

• False

When it comes to buying stocks, the goal is to...

• Be patient! Wait for a stock price to double before you invest

• Diversify! Buy a lot of high risk stocks

• Do your research! Follow all of the advice of the professionals

• Buy low! Hold the stock for a time, then sell it for more than you paid