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WorksheetsEPF Investing - Day 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What type of stock has preferential treatment to dividends and in time of bankruptcy?
Common
Options
Preferred
Short selling
A virtual marketplace where stock traders meet to buy and sell stock is a(n)...
marketplace
platform
board
exchange
Stock prices fluctuate because of ...
China
supply and demand
inflation
speed of transactions
When a company first decides to issue stock, this is known as a(n) ...
stock award
initial public offering (IPO)
venture capitalist
stock option
The volume on a stock quote refers to _______.
The number of people watching the stock
The number of shares traded that day
The trading price range of the stock
The value of the stock
Why do companies sell stock?
raise money for the company
prestige
to allow the executives to get rich
to loan it out
In reading a stock market quote, what is the ticker symbol?
The amount by which the stock is expected to change each day
Another name for the 52-week high
The dollar amount of the previous day's closing price
Shorthand for the company name (e.g. International Business Machines becomes IBM)
What is the market capitalization (market cap) on a stock quote?
Based on the current share price, this is the total estimate of the value of the company
The amount of the dividend paid
The average volume of shares traded over the last 10-days
The price of the shares divided by the earnings of the company
Why is it important to make sure NOT to just accept an investment analyst position on a stock?
They are overly optimistic
Analysts may make money from their recommendation
Analysts may own shares of the stock recommended
All of the above
If an analyst has a price target set, what does that mean?
This is the price that you should buy the stock
This is the lowest price that the analyst would sell the stock at
This is the price that they are expected the stock to trade at within the next year
This is where mutual funds buy the stock
