Market Terms

a place where stocks and bonds are sold

• coporation

• bull market

• bear market

• stock exchange

When a company earns a profit, sometimes those profits are distributed to the company’s shareholders. This means those shareholders are paid a _________________.

• dividend

• asset

• stock

• bankrupt

What is represent for A in the white circle?

• Funds

• Financial markets

• Indirect finance

• Financial intermediaries 

The DOW Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 American companies.  Why is the DOW Jones Industrial Average important?

• It tells Americans how much debt the country is in.

• It helps economists predict when a stock market crash will happen.

• It tells Americans how many jobs are out there.

• It provides a snapshot of how the stock market and the US economy is doing.

Label the continuum of market structures.

a

b

c

d

Pure Competition

Oligopoly

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Match statements below to the market to which it most closely relates. (Must be placed in alphabetical order.)

a

c

d

f

i

g

h

e

j

b

Lowest prices

Benefits buyers

Most common type of market

Similar products

Similar products with higher prices

Highest prices

Benefits sellers

Most price control for buyers

Most price control for sellers

Potential for collusion

Answer explanation

StarKist Co. agreed to plead guilty to a felony price fixing charge as part of a broad collusion that included Bumble Bee Foods and Chicken of the Sea. A federal judge in San Francisco ordered StarKist to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving the industry's top three companies.

Match statements below to the market to which it most closely relates. (Must be placed in alphabetical order.)

a

c

d

f

i

g

h

e

j

b

Potential for collusion

Most common type of market

Similar products

Highest prices

Most price control for sellers

Similar products with higher prices

Most price control for buyers

Lowest prices

Benefits sellers

Benefits buyers

Answer explanation

StarKist Co. agreed to plead guilty to a felony price fixing charge as part of a broad collusion that included Bumble Bee Foods and Chicken of the Sea. A federal judge in San Francisco ordered StarKist to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving the industry's top three companies.

someone who lends or gives money in hopes of making a profit

• portfolio

• stockbrocker

• shareholder

• investor

A time when stock prices are falling

• bull market

• transaction

• bear market

A person who buys or sells equities for his or her clients is a

• Insurance agent

• financial advisor

• stockbroker

• accountant