Taking Stock of Stocks

When you own part of a company, this means you own ________ of that company.

• a dividend

• a bond

• a stock

• the soul

The New York Stock Exchange is (select all the correct answers)

• an exchange with a real physical location

• the market of choice for the largest companies in America

• the oldest exchange in the world

• an over-the-counter market

Usually, when there is high demand (want) for ownership of a particular company or a product made by that company, what happens to the price of that company’s stock?

• goes up

• goes down

• stays the same

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

• Bond

• Dividend

• IPO

• Share

An investor willing to take high risks so that they can make money in a short period of time is a

• bear

• bull

• pig

• goat

In terms of investing and stocks, chickens are:

• Chicken stock

• risk-averse investors

A _____ market occurs when the economy is strong and investors are optimistic about future growth

• Bear

• Bull

• Chicken

• Pig

Currently we are in a:

• Bear market

• Bull market

• Push market

• Pull market

More than one correct answer.

During a bear market....

• bears come out of hibernation

• the economy isn't doing so great

• people are less likely to invest in the stock market

• some investors might short sell

True or false: a company's value = its stock price

• true

• false