Financial Markets

Financial markets include

• Labour markets

• Bond markets

• Forex markets

• Stock markets

The short term financial market is called the

• Forex market

• The stock market

• The money market

• The wholesale market

America's oldest & most powerful stock exchange is called

• NASDAQ

• the New York Stock Exchange

• E Trade

• Open Market Trade Commission

What are the Dow Jones and S&P 500?

• averages of stocks & bonds that are traded often

• indexes that track the sales of all real estate transactions within the U.S.

• indexes that show the performance of limited but representative stocks

• cumulative records of all stocks sold on the NYSE & other major exchanges

What is the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)?

• an independent agency that advises the government on economic policies

• a government agency that regulates financial markets & investigates securities fraud

• a privately owned investment corporation that sells bonds & other investments

• a legislative committee that ensures Congressmen are making ethical investment decisions

The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of

• 60 from various companies around the world

• 30 stocks that are considered representative of the market as a whole

• the top-selling 250 stocks over a 10 year period

• 500 stocks that change annually

What is the primary function of financial markets?

• To facilitate the raising of capital

• To provide employment opportunities

• To regulate international trade

• To control inflation

Which of the following is a characteristic of a bull market?

• Rising stock prices

• Falling stock prices

• Stable stock prices

• Volatile stock prices

What is a bond in financial markets?

• A type of stock

• A loan made by an investor to a borrower

• A form of currency

• A financial derivative

Which financial market is known for trading currencies?

• Stock market

• Bond market

• Forex market

• Commodity market