Reading Stock Tables

The oldest and most prestigious market in the United States where the most secure corporations trade

• New York Stock Exchange
• National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
• Standard and Poors 500
• Dow Jones Industrial Average

A strong market when prices are going up.

• Bear Market
• Bull Market
• Equities
• Diversification

A poor market when prices are going down.

• Bear Market
• Bull Market
• Equities
• Diversification

The Stock Market Exchange in which energy and technology stocks are traded in New York City

• Dow Jones industrial Average
• S & P 500 
• Nasdaq 
• New York Stock Exchange

The two major stock exchanges are

• NASDAQ & NYSE
• Dow Jones Industrial Average & S&P 500
• NYSE & American
• NASDAQ & DJIA

What is the term for the amount of money a shareholder receives for ownership in a company?

• Dividend

• Earnings

• Stock

• Trade shares

What is the term for a share or ownership in a company or corporation?

• Stock

• Dividend

• Earnings per share

• Portfolio

What is the term for buying and selling shares of stock?

• Earning dividends

• Bidding

• Marketing

• Trading shares

What is the term for the symbol of a company? (ex. Apple is AAPL)

• Portfolio

• Stock symbol or ticker

• Earnings

• Exchange

What is the term for the price you you are asked to pay when you want to buy shares of stock?

• Bid

• Ask

• EPS

• Stock