WorksheetsStock Market Indices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a Stock Market Index?
A grouping of stocks that represent a corner of the economy
An industry or niche that sells stocks that are similar in nature as a bulk sale
A mathematical average that quickly tells us how the stock market is doing
A mathematical average that quickly tells an investor how their stocks are performing
Check the US indexes below
NASDAQ
Dow Jones
S&P 500
PNG
Russel 2000
How an index is performing is expressed in points, percentages, or directions?
(a)
The name S&P 500 comes from...
Standard and Poor's, the company that created it.
Standard and Poor's, meaning it contains standard stocks and poor stocks.
Simon and Peters, the co-creators of the index
Select and Perform, a catchy slogan for the index
How many stocks are there in the US?
Around 1000
Over 4000
About 500
Exactly 500, all in the S&P 500
If you want to know roughly how a country's economy is doing, you can look at the country's...
Stock market participation
S&P 500
DJIA
Stock market index
The NASDAQ has a heavy emphasis on what industrial niche?
Oil and Fossil Fuels
Technology
Utilities
Service
How many major indexes are there in the US?
(a)
The VIX is also known as what?
the fate index
the faith index
the fear index
the forecast index
You can invest in an index
True, and you should
False
False, but you can invest in an index fund
True or false, depending on the index
