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? Monte Carlo Hong Kong London Frankfurt

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

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 Fear of a global recession A terrorist attack All of these

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

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

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

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