Understanding Stock Market Terminology

What is the term used to describe a market condition where prices are rising or are expected to rise?

• Bear market

• Bull market

• Penny stock

• Insider trading

Which term refers to a company's first sale of stock to the public?

• Dividends

• IPO

• Mutual fund

• Blue chip stock

What is the name given to a stock that is considered to be a reliable investment, typically from a well-established company?

• Penny stock

• Blue chip stock

• Asset

• Ticker symbol

Which term describes a market condition where prices are falling or are expected to fall?

• Bull market

• Bear market

• Broker

• Shareholder

What is the term for a person or entity that owns shares in a company?

• Asset

• Shareholder

• Broker

• Insider trading

What is the term for the illegal practice of trading on the stock exchange to one's own advantage through having access to confidential information?

• Mutual fund

• Insider trading

• Dividends

• Ticker symbol

Which term refers to a small, low-priced stock, often from a company with a low market capitalization?

• Penny stock

• Blue chip stock

• Asset

• IPO

What is the term for a financial product that pools money from many investors to purchase securities?

• Broker

• Mutual fund

• Dividends

• Asset

What is the term for a unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes?

• Ticker symbol

• Asset

• Shareholder

• Broker

What is the term for a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits?

• Dividends

• Asset

• IPO

• Penny stock