Stock Account Check In

What is a stock?

• the company you invested in

• how much of the company you own

• someone who owns the stock

What are shares?

• someone who owns the stock

• the company you invested in

• how much of the company you own

What is a shareholder or stockholder?

• how much of the company you own

• someone who owns the stock

• the company you invested in

What is the difference between private and public companies?

• You can buy stock in private companies, but not public.

• You can buy stock in public companies, but not private.

• Public companies are open 7 days a week, private companies are not open on the weekends.

• Private companies are open 7 days a week, public companies are not open on the weekends.

What is a dividend?

• Money that is owed or due to a person or company.

• When an employer overpays an employee for more than the agreed-upon wage rate.

• A sum of money paid regularly (typically quarterly) by a company to its shareholders.

What is a stockbroker?

• a licensed individual that buys and sells stocks for you who receives commission

• a person whose job is to keep, inspect, and analyze financial accounts

• someone who organizes and operates a business, taking on greater risks than normal financial people do

• a person who helps their clients raise money in the capital markets and assist with financial mergers

How do you make money with stock investments?

• buy the stock higher and sell lower

• buy the stock lower and sell higher

• buy the stock and sell it for the same you bought it

What does capital loss mean?

• when you sell a stock for the same price you purchased it for

• when you sell a stock for a higher price than what you purchased it for

• when you sell a stock for a lower price than what you purchased it for

What is capital gain?

• when you sell a stock for a higher price than what you purchased it for

• when you sell a stock for the same price you purchased it for

• when you sell a stock for a lower price than what you purchased it for

What typically happens to the value of the stock when people sell their shares of a stock?

• Share value goes down

• Share value goes up

• There is no change in the value of the share price