STOCK EXCHANGE QUIZ

What do you buy when you buy a stock?

• a loan

• a part of a company

• a profit

Where are stocks bought or sold?

• market

• company

• stock exchange

Which of the following represents ownership in a company?

• bond

• Stock / share

• fund

Bull market is characterized by falling stock prices .

• True

• False

What is the primary function of a stock exchange ?

• facilitating the buying and selling of securities

• lending money to companies

• printing currency

IPO stands for initial public offering

• True

• False

Bear market is characterized by

• rising stock prices

• falling stock prices

• stable stock prices

A person who helps to buy and sell stock is called as

• broker

• mediator

• underwriter

What is money paid to stockholder from company profits?

• salary

• dividend

• profit

When a company sells stock for the first time is called as IPO ?

• True

• False