Investment Club Practice

The best definition of a company is a business

• that makes and/or sells products and/or services for money.

• that only makes products for money.

• that is concerned with the environment.

• that connects people.

Which is an example of a brand?

• shoes.

• basketball shoes.

• Air Jordans.

• sneakers.

These are the top 5 companies in the world ranked by their market cap. Put them in order! (1 = biggest) (rankings are from 9/25/23)

• Amazon

• Saudi Aramco

• Apple

• Alphabet (Google)

• Microsoft

When a company decides to sell stock to the public it is called

• an outcall.

• an initial public offering.

• an investor's price offering.

• an initial petitioners outcall.

A stock is

• a loan given to the issuing company for a specific period of time.

• a guaranteed form of additional income.

• an acknowledgement of partial ownership of a company.

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A company sells stock because

• it is failing and needs financial help.

• it is expanding and growing and needs resources.

• it wants to add members to its board of directors.

• it wants to pay its investors a dividend.

When you buy stock in a company you become

• an entrepreneur.

• a partial owner.

• a lender.

• a proprietor.

A company that sells stock is referred to as a

• corporation.

• LLC.

• public company.

• private company.

Which is considered the first publicly traded company, starting in 1602?

• Bank of New York

• Dutch East India Co

• Tesla

• Roblox

What is the purpose of investing?

• to watch the markets

• to build wealth

• to trade options

• to make friends