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
