TEST ON STOCK MARKET VOCABULARY

The name of a person who has/owns shares in a company, is _____

• stockbroker

• shareholder

• market regulator

• market maker

A type of company where its shares are not sold on the stock market, are called _____

• public limited company

• private limited company

• public listed company

• private listed company

The name for the money that a company pays to its shareholders, is called the _____

• return

• profit

• dividend

• yield

The actual place where the shares of a company are bought and sold, is called a _____

• primary market

• secondary market

• OTC market

• stock exchange

A verb that means 'to buy' and 'to sell' that is used in the stock market, is _____

• exchange

• trade

• purchase

• order

The name of the person who buys and sells shares for a client/customer, is _____

• retail investor

• institutional investor

• stockholder

• stockbroker

Which of the following does not describe the role of investment banks?

• They lend money to

  their customers.

• They don't take deposits.

• They underwrite the

  company's shares.

• They offer consultancy

  services in mergers

  & acquisitions.

Which of the following does not describe the role of market regulator?

• They enforce regulations.

• They protect investors

  from fraud.

• They ensure companies

  comply with the

  regulations of SEC.

• They create

  supply & demand

  on the stock market.

An investor who buys shares and expects the share price to rise is called =====.

• A day-trader

• A bull

• A bear

• A professional trader

An investor who sells shares because he expects the share price to fall is called _____.

• A day-trader

• A bull

• A bear

• A professional trader