FM Unit 8

________ is something you acquire with the goal of making money.

• Investment

• Expenditure

• Liability

• Debt

________ are certificates that represent pieces of ownership in a company.

• Stocks

• Bonds

• Dividends

• Loans

The first sale of stock when a company "goes public" is called ________.

• Initial Public Offering (IPO)

• Secondary Offering

• Private Placement

• Direct Listing

The market in which new securities are originally sold to investors is called ________.

• Primary Market

• Secondary Market

• Tertiary Market

• Over-the-Counter Market

The market in which previously issued securities are traded among investors is called ________.

• Secondary Market

• Primary Market

• Tertiary Market

• Quaternary Market

People who own stock in a company are called ________.

• Shareholders

• Employees

• Managers

• Customers

Company's share profits to the shareholders based on the corporation's performance are called ________.

• Dividends

• Earnings

• Interests

• Bonuses

________ monitors the stock market and enforces laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds.

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Federal Reserve System

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

• Department of the Treasury

A firm that provides you access to the stock markets is called ________.

• Brokerage

• Bank

• Insurance Company

• Mutual Fund

A debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity which borrows the funds for a defined period of time is called a ________.

• Bond

• Stock

• Mutual Fund

• Certificate of Deposit