Intro to Stock Market

Intro to Stock Market

11th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Intro to Stock Market

Intro to Stock Market

Assessment

Quiz

Business

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Robin Linsner

Used 13+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False? When a company is formed, its owner(s) decide whether it will be privately held or publicly traded. The company remains in that category for the rest of its lifespan.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about dividends is TRUE?

Dividends are earned when you sell your shares for a higher price than when you bought them

Dividends are typically set between $20 and $30 per share

Dividends cannot legally be reinvested in the same company where they were earned

Dividends are usually paid quarterly by well established publicly traded companies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Wanda bought a share in Tasty Ice Cream for $25 on March 1. On June 13, Tasty Ice Cream’s shares were trading for $23.50. What happens if she sells her share on June 13?

Wanda will make $1.50 by selling her share.

Wanda will receive her full $25 purchase price back, but she won’t make any profit.

Wanda cannot sell her share on June 13; she must wait for the price to go above $25 in order to sell.

Wanda will receive $23.50 for her share, meaning she lost $1.50 on the investment

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When it comes to buying stock in a company like Nike or Netflix...

You should listen to experts on TV stations such as CNBC since they are generally right when it comes to picking good investments

It is generally easy for most investors to predict the direction of future stock prices

You should sell the stock a soon as possible so that you can make a profit

It is much more risky to invest in individual stocks (like Nike or Netflix) compared to investing in an index fund made up of a collection of stocks

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mark whether each of these statements about stock indexes is true.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all measure the same stocks but in different quantities.

Unlike individual company stocks, which can fall in value, stock indexes always go up in value.

If the S&P 500 goes up 12 points, that means each of the 500 stocks must have gone up 12 points.

Stock brokers and individual investors can use the indexes to get a sense of how the market is performing.

All countries trade on the same stock markets and, therefore, use the same 3 stock indexes to assess performance.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False. A stockbroker is always required to act in a client's best interests and is held to a fiduciary standard.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following are examples of U.S. stock market indices (plural of index)?

NASDAQ Composite

Amazon stock

S&P 500

Nike stock

Dow Jones Industrial

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