economics unit 3 pt.3

true

A preferred stock is a financial return that has set limit

3

The AMEX stock symbols usually have

false

Your portfolio is all of the various stocks or bonds that your broker cannot allow you to purchase

blue chip stock

safest investment; corporations involved are so powerful they can withstand a downturn in economy

percent yield

tells you how much of the price of stock you will be paid in dividends by the end of the year

issue

the act of a company selling stock

common stock

the most basic stock a company will issue; it carries higher risks than other stocks

true

when you see the volume figure, you are looking at the amount of stocks that were traded on the previous day

one,two or three letters

NYSE symbols are usually

true

Standard and poor's 500 is a type of stock index favored by professionals because it includes a wider range of public companies than the dow jones industrial average does

volatility

The 52 weeks high and low will tell you about the ____ of a stock... If the numbers show little difference between each other, there is less risk of a loss- but there is also less opportunity for gain.

true

The S&P list contains the 500 largest publicly held companies

hundreds and one hundred

The volume number is given in the ____, so if you want to get the actual number of stocks traded, simply multiply the volume number by _____

common,common,common

There is more of a risk with ____ stock, and the gains and losses of a company directly affect the ____ stock. You get a high chance of making profit with ____ stock

fixed dividend payment

a financial return that has set limit

symbol

a one to four character symbol that is kind of nickname for the company

penny stock

considered the first and lowest level of stocks. They are usually going to stay small

true

first, all the common stock in a company must be issued. Then the company will begin to issue preferred stock

false

if you see a wide margin between high and low numbers, you can tell that there will be a smaller risk than the other stocks which have large difference between their numbers in that column

z

look closely at the volume number- if a tiny "_" is shown before the number, the volume is not given in hundreds but is the actual number of stocks traded

day

net change of the price of the stock from the previous

tickers

not a name for stocks

volume

the number of stocks that were traded on the previous day

margin and risk

52 weeks high and low- stock's volatility. Greater the _____ between the two numbers, greater the ____ for stock to gain or lose

earnings and year

Price-earnings ratio; relationship between price of stock and ___ made in the entire ___. It figured out by dividing the closing price of a stock by the earnings per share of each stock

pe ratio (price earnings)

Price-earnings ratio; relationship between price of stock and earnings made in the entire year. It figured out by dividing the closing price of a stock by the earnings per share of each stock

AT&T and boeing

Two examples of blue chip stock

true

Your portfolio is all of the various stocks or bonds that you, as an investor, hold.

downturn

a dip in the market

dividend

a share of profits received by a shareholder

bear

one who believes the outlook for a market or stock is down

high,low and close

the activity the day before; the highest price and lowest price of the stock, along with the closing price

preferred stock

the owners of this type of stock will collect their dividends first, before the owners of common stock

volatility

the risk and profit potential of a particular stock