Stocks Game flashcard

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What is a stock exchange?

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It's a place where stocks are bought and sold.

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which is one of the biggest stock exchanges in the US?

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The New York Stock Exchange

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Which is NOT a reason companies sell shares of their stock? Options: To develop new products, To buy other companies, To build more factories, To lose money

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To lose money

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TRUE or FALSE: You can buy shares of stocks directly from a company.

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FALSE

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What is Bull market?

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When everything goes up and people are buying.

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What is a Bear market?

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When prices go down and nobody is buying.

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This index is made up of 30 of the largest stocks on the NYSE.

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Dow Jones

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Which index is the broadest indicator of the entire market?

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S&P 500

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When a company earns a profit, sometimes those profits are distributed to the company’s shareholders. This means those shareholders are paid a _________________

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dividend

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When you own part of a company, this means you own ________ in that company.

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stock