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Stock Market Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The return on an investment is the amount of money the investment earns, or the

a)

Profit

b)

Yield

c)

Revenue

d)

Interest

2.

A company's market capitalization (size) is calculated by which formula?

a)

Stock price divided by earnings per share

b)

Stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding

c)

The number of shares outstanding divided by the stock price

d)

Stock price multiplied by the number of outstanding debt

3.

What happens to shareholders if a company goes bankrupt?

a)

Shareholders receive a portion of the company's assets.

b)

Shareholders lose their entire investment in the company.

c)

Shareholders are compensated by the government.

d)

Shareholders gain additional shares in a new company.

4.

Dividend is

a)

A stockholder’s portion of the company's profits

b)

A type of tax on corporate earnings

c)

A method of calculating interest rates

d)

A financial instrument used for trading

5.

What is the most important factor that affects the value of a company?

a)

Cash flow

b)

Earnings

c)

Supply and demand

d)

Dividends

6.

Stocks are categorized by each of the following EXCEPT: Size, Style, Solvency, Sector

a)

Size

b)

Style

c)

Solvency

d)

Sector

7.

What do the bear and the bull stand for?

a)

The bear means stocks are going up and the bull means stocks are falling.

b)

The bear means stocks are stable and the bull means stocks are volatile.

c)

The bear means stocks are falling and the bull means stocks are going up.

d)

The bear means stocks are undervalued and the bull means stocks are overvalued.

8.

Corporations must issue this type of stock

a)

Preferred

b)

Common

c)

Convertible

d)

Restricted

9.

As a shareholder you are entitled to all of the following except:

a)

Ability to make day to day business decisions

b)

A copy of the company's prospectus

c)

Voting rights

d)

Possible dividends

10.

What is an IPO?

a)

A type of bond issued by corporations

b)

An initial public offering - when a corporation first sells stock to the public

c)

A private sale of company shares

d)

A government grant for startups

11.

If someone is considered to be bearish, where do they think the stock market is heading?

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

c)

Sideways

d)

Unpredictable

12.

There are two basic types of stock, common stock and

a)

Preferred Stock

b)

Convertible Stock

c)

Growth Stock

d)

Value Stock

13.

Stock that gives the advantage of receiving cash dividends before common stockholders is called

a)

Common stock

b)

Preferred stock

c)

Convertible stock

d)

Growth stock

14.

Which type of stock pays a fixed dividend but has no voting rights?

a)

Common Stock

b)

Stock Option

c)

Preferred Stock

d)

Bonds

15.

A profit made from the sale of a stock is called a (n)

a)

Capital gain

b)

Dividend

c)

Interest income

d)

Stock split

16.

What is a stock market?

a)

A place where stocks are publicly bought and sold

b)

A type of investment that guarantees returns

c)

A government agency that regulates financial institutions

d)

A marketplace for trading commodities like oil and gold

17.

All of these are stock markets except? AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ

a)

BIBR

b)

LSE

c)

TSE

d)

SSE

18.

A _________ stock is issued by solid and reliable companies with long records of growth and stability.

a)

penny

b)

growth

c)

blue chip

d)

value

19.

Stocks that include utilities, consumer staples, pharmaceuticals, and insurance companies

a)

Growth Stock

b)

Defensive Stock

c)

Cyclical Stock

d)

Value Stock

20.

Which is a totally electronic stock market?

a)

NYSE

b)

NASDAQ

c)

AMEX

d)

LSE