Finance Quiz

A stock which pays higher than average dividends because the company chooses to retain only a small portion of the profits.

• True

• False

A list of your investments.

• True

• False

Total revenue minus total cost.

• True

• False

A flat fee or commission that a stock broker charges for trade stocks.

• True

• False

Units of ownership in a corporation.

• True

• False

A company stock that tends to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

• True

• False

Stock that entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of common-stock dividends.

• preferred stock

• growth stock

• stock split

• common stock

The difference between the selling price and the purchase price.

• net proceeds

• gross capital gain

• chg or net change

• yield

the division of a single share of stock into more than one share

• common stock

• stock split

• preferred stock

• stock dividend

The difference between the selling price and the purchase price of a stock when the shares are sold at a lesser price than they were purchased.

• net change

• reverse stock split

• gross capital loss

• yield