Stock Market Basics

Quiz

1. Ownership shares of a corporation are known as stocks. There are two types, common stock and:

  • Bonds
  • Preferred stock
  • Mutual funds

2. When stock prices rise for an extended period of time it is called a(n):

  • Bull market
  • Bear market
  • Investor's dream

3. The New York Stock Exchange is located in a district named for what famous street?

  • Wall Street
  • Broadway
  • Fifth Avenue

4. Wall Street got its name because it:

  • Was part of Abner Wall's farm
  • Is an English corruption of the early Dutch name, Vall Street
  • Originally ran beside a wall

5. The Buttonwood Agreement established the:

  • New York Stock Exchange
  • Periodic expansion of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Securities and Exchange Commission

6. The New York Stock Exchange is owned by:

  • The U.S. Government
  • The Dow Jones Corporation
  • Its members

7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the performance of the stocks of:

  • 100 large manufacturing companies
  • 30 large companies in various industries
  • All firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange

8. On January 4, 2001, a record number of shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange. That number was approximately:

  • 100 million
  • 1 billion
  • 2 billion

9. The federal agency most involved with regulation of stocks and stock markets is the:

  • Securities Exchange Commission
  • Federal Reserve Bank
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

10. The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, NASDAQ, is what:

  • An electronic stock market
  • A system for tracking high-technology stocks
  • The Internet branch of the New York Stock Exchange

1. Ownership shares of a corporation are known as stocks. There are two types, common stock and:
Preferred stock

2. When stock prices rise for an extended period of time it is called a(n):
Bull market

3. The New York Stock Exchange is located in a district named for what famous street?
Wall Street

4. Wall Street got its name because it:
Originally ran beside a wall

5. The Buttonwood Agreement established the:
New York Stock Exchange

6. The New York Stock Exchange is owned by:
Its members

7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the performance of the stocks of:
30 large companies in various industries

8. On January 4, 2001, a record number of shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange. That number was approximately:
2 billion

9. The federal agency most involved with regulation of stocks and stock markets is the:
Securities Exchange Commission

10. The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, NASDAQ, is what:
An electronic stock market

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