Stock Market Terms and Definitions

The number of stock shares traded during a given period of time is called:

• Yield

• Price

• Volume

• Market Cap

The average stock price for the past year.

• 52-week high

• 52-week low

• 52-week average

• 52-week median

The return or earnings for investing in a stock

• Yield

• Price

• Dividend

• Average Volume

The market where the stock is listed for trading

• Wall Street

• Bear Market

• Bull Market

• The Exchange

There are two (2) major exchanges in the United States. (PICK 2)

• NASDAQ

• IPAD

• NYSE

• National Stock Exchange

A share of a company's profits passed on to the shareholders on a periodic basis.

• Fees

• Reimbursal

• Refund

• Dividend

Earnings Per Share (EPS or E/S) is defined as what?

• A company's income from sale of stocks

• A company’s profit per share of stock

• The break even point for doing business

• The amount a stock costs for a buyer to purchase it.

If you take the difference between the current price and the previous day's price of a stock, what is that called?

• % Change

• Net Change

• 52-week average

• Change of mind

The price a potential buyer is willing to pay for a share of stock.

• Bet

• Ask

• Buy

• Bid

A number calculated from the price per share of the stock divided by the earnings per share of that stock for the past 12 months; indicates the value of a stock.

• P/S

• P/E

• E/S

• E/P