PERSONAL FINANCE
STOCK MARKET INFORMATION TOOL
http://library.thinkquest.org/3088/
Name: ________________________
Date: _________________________
Directions: Go to the URL address listed above
and complete the corresponding guide sheet.
The corresponding links represent the section of
the page that the information is found on….
1. The center of the US economy is ________________________.
2. The first trade agreements on the New York Stock Exchange over 200 years ago
represented ______________________________________________.
3. A bond is identified as: _____________________________________________.
4. The NYSE began “officially” in _____________________. (year)
5. AMEX refers to the ____________________________________________. It is
another stock exchange. Yet another example of an exchange is
________________.
6. A share is defined as ________________________________________________.
7. The role of the __________________ is to buy and sell on the demand of the
investor.
8. The person that actually purchases your stock is called the ________________.
They work on the floor of the stock exchange in the madness of trading.
9. Explain the difference between open and closed mutual funds…..
10. The role of the SEC or _______________________________ is to help prevent
fraudulent activity. The US government regulates it.
11. How does the recent Martha Stewart prison sentence relate to the SEC role in
trading on the market?
12. History of stock market crashes include……(date & event)
13. Factors that affect the value of stocks on the stock market include:
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14. A stock is defined as __________________________________________.
15. When you own a stock you are called a _________________________.
16. Define proxy ballot.
17. The four levels of stock you can purchase AND there definitions are:
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18. Summarize three things to think about when selecting a company to invest in…
19. Common stock is defined as:
20. Preferred stock is defined as:
21. Explain the difference to the investor when comparing a “stock split” and a
“reverse split.”
22. You can buy stock in any _________________________________________.
23. The difference between fundamental and technical analysis research is…..
24. A ________________ is the only person who can buy or sell stocks.
25. The two types of brokers are ___________________ and _________________.
26. Define market order:
27. Define limit order:
28. Define stop order:
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29. Explain each section of a stock listing….
52 weeks high and low
Company name
Symbol
Dividend
Percent yield
PE ratio
Volume
High, low and close
Net change
30. ___________________________ is selling a stock before you actually buy it.
This is VERY RISKY.
31. ______________________________ means that you buy stocks on borrowed
money. You must be willing to lose $______________ to participate in this
form of trading.