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Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Common stock ownership gives investors

a)

voting rights in shareholders meetings

b)

guaranteed dividends

c)

low risk with a high rate of return.

2.

The statement “risk and reward are related” implies:

a)

making money in the stock market is risky

b)

the lower the risk the lower the reward

c)

there is no reward in taking a risk

3.

Dividends can be paid out to investors in the form of a. b. c.

a)

stock

b)

cash

c)

stock or cash

4.

If you own 100 shares of PEP stock, valued at $15.45 per share, and this stock has split 2 for 1, then this means that

a)

you now own 100 shares of PEP stock worth $772.50

b)

you now own 200 shares of PEP stock worth $1,545.00

c)

you now own 200 shares of PEP stock worth $$3,090.00

5.

Some investors place a greater priority on high earnings than on safety . They prefer ________ stocks.

a)

no beta

b)

low beta

c)

high beta

6.

Usually when interest rates rise, bond prices:

a)

rise

b)

fall

c)

stay the same

7.

Short selling is a way to make money when:

a)

you don’t have enough money to buy a round lot

b)

the market is going down

c)

you use the Internet and not a broker

8.

An important difference between common stock and preferred stock is that the price of the common stock tends to be more _________ than that of preferred stock.

a)

volatile

b)

stable

c)

expensive

9.

A company gets money from shareholders when:

a)

its stock is issued

b)

it makes a profit

c)

shares are traded between buyers and sellers

10.

Stock prices fall because:

a)

there are more sellers than buyers

b)

companies don’t make profits everyday

c)

dividends are paid

11.

Mary’s mother owns Target stock. She currently receives a dividend payment every quarter. She is guaranteed to receive a dividend every quarter as long as she owns Target stock.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A bond is:

a)

contract for credit

b)

money borrowed from a bank

c)

a type of IOU

13.

Interest earned on interest occurs with:

a)

buying on margin

b)

diversification

c)

compounding

14.

If a dividend has been announced but not yet paid, the stock is said to have gone:

a)

a. dividend deferred

b)

b. pre-dividend

c)

c. ex-dividend

15.

Which of the following is not a listing requirement for the NYSE?

a)

a. earnings

b)

b. number of shares

c)

c. payment of dividends

16.

IPO means:

a)

a. investor protection option

b)

b. income producing opportunity

c)

c. initial public offering

17.

Stocks, bonds and mutual funds are all part of:

a)

a. an initial public offering

b)

b. an industry sector

c)

c. a diversified portfolio

18.

The S&P 500 Index is made up of ________. c. 500 stocks that are made up of small, mid-cap and large-cap companies.

a)

a. the 500 best performing stocks on the NASDAQ.

b)

b. 500 large-cap stocks from a wide variety of sectors.

c)

c. 500 stocks that are made up of small, mid-cap and large-cap companies.

19.

A stock is to a mutual fund as:

a)

a. a can of soda is to a six-pack

b)

b. a pencil is to paper

c)

c. a tree is to a forest

20.

If you know that the ticker symbol for Ford is F, on which exchange is it listed?

a)

a. NYSE

b)

b. AMEX

c)

c. NASDAQ

21.

The Nasdaq 100, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Russell 2000 are examples of:

a)

a. a stock report

b)

b. stock exchanges

c)

c. stock indices

22.

Diversification creates:

a)

a. more risk in a portfolio

b)

b. less diversity in a portfolio

c)

c. less risk in a portfolio

23.

Investors with a low risk tolerance tend to seek stocks that are

a)

a. cyclical

b)

b. blue-chip

c)

c. small-cap

24.

Ford, Toyota, and GM show PE ratios of 18, 36, and 5, respectively. Based solely on this information, which company’s stock would be the less risky buy?

a)

a. GM

b)

b. Ford

c)

c. Toyota

25.

An industry is composed of:

a)

a. 10 to 15 stocks

b)

b. corporations with similar products and services

c)

c. industrial businesses working together

26.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average represents:

a)

a. 30 blue chip stocks

b)

b. 30 of the most popular companies on the NYSE

c)

c. 300 Industrial companies

27.

20. To be diversified, a portfolio must hold bonds as well as stocks and mutual funds.

a)

a. True

b)

b. False

28.

A new restaurant, Pasta Premier has opened in Vicki’s neighborhood. Vicki can’t find the ticker symbol for Pasta Premier stock. Which of the following statements is not true.

a)

a. Pasta Premier could be a subsidiary

b)

b. Pasta Premier could be a parent company

c)

c. Past Premier could be a privately traded company

29.

. Large cap, mid caps and small caps are descriptions of:

a)

a. company size and market value

b)

b. mutual funds

c)

c. index funds

30.

Mutual funds are regulated by:

a)

a. Securities and Exchange Commission

b)

b. mutual fund managers

c)

c. National Association of Securities Dealers