A collection of markets and exchanges where regular activities of buying, selling and issuance of shares of publically held companies takes place.

• Sharemarket

• Futures exchange

• Internet

• Equity market

A financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spend in buying, operating or producing something.

• income

• loss

• profit

• expenditure

What is the fee called that stockerbrokers charge when a order is filled and trade occurs on the sharemarket?

• tax

• booking

• refund

• brokerage

The request to buy shares on the stock exchange is known as a...

• order

• bid

• deal

• command

Which type of order are you placing if you specify the maximum price you are prepared to pay for shares if buying, or the lowest price you are prepared to accept if selling?

• market to limit order

• unlimited order

• market order

• limit order

Means to invest in different companies and/or different industry sectors.

• homogeneity

• withdrawal

• diversify

• stablise

The Australian sharemarket has approximately how many companies listed on it?

• 200

• 2000

• 3000

• 4000

An index in the sharemarket is used to...

• measure the performance of a group of companies based on their annual report

• measure the performance of a group of companies based on their CEO

• measure the performance of a group of companies based on size or industry sector

• measure the performance of a group of companies based on their share price

Money put aside by your employer during your working life for you to live on when you retire from work.

• Investment

• Inflation

• Shares

• Superannuation

A sum of money paid regularly (typically annually) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves).

• Stock

• Division

• Securities

• Dividend