Activity 10/3/23

What is a stock market?

• Allows businesses to sell shares of their company to investors

• Similar to a market, someone will buy items for personal use

• An online platform that allows users to browse the web

• A market where people will investigate their favorite business

What determines the price of a stock?

• The amount of money one is willing to pay

• The price of eggs at the supermarket

• The number of people who work for the NYSE

• The supply and demand of the stock

How many transactions per day are made and companies are traded in the US?

• 6 public stock exchanges with 100 companies each

• Millions of companies and transactions

• Thousands of publicly traded companies and millions of transactions

• Thousands of companies and transactions are made per day

How does a person know that a company is performing well?

• The stock price is decreasing

• The S & P 500 is in the green

• 1. A dividend that is given to shareholders of companies

• A yearly payment for all investors in the stock market

What is one way an investor can make the most money from dividend-paying stocks?

• Buy multiple dividend-paying stocks

• Buy multiple ETFs that are low and high-risk to maximize profits

• Buy stocks similar to Nvidia that have skyrocketed in the past month

• Buy bonds that are in the healthcare sector of the market

Why would someone want the stock price to decrease?

• They want to hold the stock long-term

• They are short-selling

• They are short-selling and long-selling the same stock

• They are hoping that they are able to make the most money from the stock market

If an investor short-sells a stock at $1,432 and buys the same stock a week later at $1,243, what is the profit or loss?

• Profit of $179

• Loss of $189

• Profit of $189

• Loss of $179

How can you limit the risk of selling short?

• Invest in low-risk stocks while buying for long-term investing

• Buy Crypto such as Bitcoin

• Research the best ETFs in the market

• Use stop orders

What does a technical analysis look into?

• Volume

• Competitors

• Products

• Financial statements

What is fundamental analysis?

• Evaluation of the entire stock market

• The most basic aspects of a company's financial strength

• The charts of a company based on experience

• An evaluation of one’s portfolio