Finance Stock Test

The oldest stock exchange in the world is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

true

The first securities traded in the U.S. were U.S. Government Bonds to refinance the Revolutionary War debt.

true

The historic Buttonwood Agreement started the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

false

A bondholder is part owner of a company

false

Mutual funds are managed and overseen by stockbrokers

true

TWTR 200@ 51.92 ↓ 1.65

Twitter, Inc sold 200 shares at 51.92 dollars and was down 1.65 dollars from yesterday

KO 150@ 38.17 ↑ 0.20

Coca Cola sold 150 shares at 38.17 dollars and went up 0.20 cents from yesterday

BKW 1K 27.24 ↓ 0.25

Burger King sold 1,000 shares at 27.24 dollars and was down 0.25 cents from yesterday

What are the 52-week high ____ and the 52-week low ____ amounts for McDonald's Corp.

high: 103.70 low: 92.22

Give the total volume for Facebook _______

63,543

What stocks closed below yesterday's closing? ____ and ____

Nike Inc and Facebook Inc

Give the Day's high ____ low ____ and close ____ for Walt Disney Company

high: 80.41 low: 79.57 close: 80.07

Give the dividend paid ____, yield ____, and price/earnings____ for Nike, Inc.

paid: 0.96 yield: 1.2% price/earnings: 24.99

12 sectors of the stock market

energy, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, financials, information technology, telecommunication services, utilities, real estate

bear market

a market in which share prices are falling

blue chip

a company that is in the Dow

bondholder

a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation

bull market

a market in which share prices are rising

call

a contract between the buyer and the seller of the call option to exchange a security at a set price.

common stock

stock that can be bought, traded, and sold, to investors

dividends

a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders, usually quarterly

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

A stock market index that measures stock performance of 30 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.

equity

the value of the shares issued by a company.

point

the daily activity of the market, each point is one dollar in the Dow

preferred stock

stock that is sold and bought inside a corporation. stockholders have priority in being paid dividends first

Net Asset Value (NAV)

Net Asset Value = Funds Assets - Fund Liabilities ÷ The Number of outstanding shares

stock exchange (name 3)

New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange

stockbroker

a broker who buys and sells securities on a stock exchange on behalf of clients.

tick

any movement either up or down in the price of a security.