Stock Market Basics Part 1

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1. Where is the New York Stock Exchange located? Empire State Building Broadway Wall Street Times Square

2. Which of the following cities does NOT have a formal stock exchange? London Frankfurt Hong Kong Monte Carlo

3. Which of the following might you see roaming a stock market? Goats Bulls Mice Cows

4. Which of the following are you unlikely to find traded officially on world stock markets? Insults Gold Company stock/shares Foreign Currency

5. Holding a corporate bond is the same as holding corporate stock. True False

6. Which of the following might be a reason for a stock market to lose value suddenly? A big company going bankrupt All of these A terrorist attack Fear of a global recession

7. Which term most accurately describes selling shares at a higher price than the price at which they were bought? Loss Profit Dividend Asset

8. Who portrayed Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film "Wall Street"? Charlie Sheen Martin Sheen Michael Douglas Nick Leeson

9. The FTSE 100 index is used to measure stock market performance in which country? France Finland Germany United Kingdom

10. Which term is used to describe a payout made to shareholders representing their share of a corporation's profit? Dividend Lovely Jubbly Jackpot Coupon