stock market and investing test review!! (test on 3/8)

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when was the NYSE founded?

1792

when was the NASDAQ founded?

1971

who founded the NYSE?

24 stockbrokers

3 S&P stocks

CVS health, facebook, paypal

what is the second largest stock market in the US?

NASDAQ

what is the largest stock market in the US?

NYSE (new york stock exchange)

mutual funds

a collection of stocks, bonds, and other securities

what is the most common security in a retirement account?

a mutual fund

what is a stock market?

a place where stocks are bought and sold

dividend

a share of the company's profits paid by the company to stockholders

stock

a tiny piece of a company that a person owns

security

a tradable financial asset

what is considered the least risky investment?

bonds

what street is the NASDAQ on?

broadway

bonds

certificates sold by companies or the government to raise money

3 dow jones stocks

coca-cola, mcdonalds, microsoft

what helps investors reduce risk by investing in a variety of securities?

diversification

know 3 dow jones stocks and 3 S&P stocks that DO NOT overlap

examples you CANNOT use: the 3m company, apple, chevron, JPmorgan chase, nike

do private or public companies sell stock?

public companies

most americans are invested in mutual funds through their ___________________ fund.

retirement

what are the two most common ways for a stockholder to make money from stocks?

sell them high, collect dividends

which category of stocks is the riskiest and why?

small cap stocks because the chance of these companies failing is greater than a larger company

what are the three categories of stocks?

small cap stocks, mid cap stocks, large cap stocks

large cap stocks

stock in companies with a market value more than $10 billion

mid cap stocks

stocks in companies with a market value between $2 billion and $10 billion

what are mega cap stocks?

stocks in companies with a market value of more than $200 billion

small cap stocks

stocks of companies with market values of less than $2 billion

what are the three most common types of securities?

stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

what type of stocks is the NASDAQ known for?

tech stocks (microsoft, apple, amazon, etc.)

which stock market is more volatile and why?

the NASDAQ is more volatile because it has numerous smaller companies listed

what is the benefit of investing in a mutual fund?

the investor gains instant diversification

what does the dow jones industrial average track?

the stocks of 30 well-known large cap companies

what does the S&P 500 track?

the stocks of 500 large cap US stocks that are the most widely held by investors

what is the most common way americans invest in the stock market?

through retirement accounts (401(k), 403(b), roth IRA)

what is the primary reason a company would go public and sell stocks?

to raise money to reinvest into the company to help it grow

what street is the NYSE on?

wall street

what type of stocks is the NYSE known for?

"blue chip" stocks

what percentage of americans don't have investment in stocks?

45%

what percentage of americans have investments in stocks?

55%

which of the two largest stock markets is the oldest and during whose presidency was this stock market founded?

NYSE; george washington

diversification

helps investors reduce risk by investing in a variety of securities

which category of stocks do mega cap stocks fall into?

large cap stocks

which category of stocks is referred to as "blue chip" stocks?

large cap stocks

which category of stocks will most likely offer dividends?

large cap stocks

what three criteria are used to mark a stock as a "blue chip" stock?

leader/top of their industry, well established, household name (starbucks, disney, nike, etc.)

what city are the NYSE and NASDAQ located in?

new york city


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