Finance Quiz

What is a nonvoting share of ownership in a corporation that pays a fixed dividend?

• Common stock

• Preferred stock

• Insider trading

• Portfolio

What is trading stock based on information not available to the general public called?

• Stock exchange

• Return

• Insider trading

• Diversification

Which plan is a tax-deferred retirement plan for teachers, hospital workers, ministers, and some other public employees?

• IRA

• 403(b) plan

• Portfolio

• NASDAQ

What is a selection of stocks or bonds that a mutual fund purchases called?

• Portfolio

• Stockholders

• Return

• Investing

Which agency is responsible for enforcing the laws concerning the trading of stocks and bonds?

• NASDAQ

• Securities and exchange commission

• Stock exchange

• Diversification

What is a voting share of ownership in a corporation for which the dividend varies, as determined by the corporation's board of directors?

• Preferred stock

• Common stock

• Insider trading

• Tax-deferred

What is a retirement savings plan with special tax benefits but is not employer-sponsored?

• 403(b) plan

• IRA

• NASDAQ

• Return

What is a location where orders to buy or sell stock are sent and carried out?

• Stockholders

• Stock exchange

• Investing

• Return

What is the income earned on an investment called?

• Diversification

• Return

• Portfolio

• Common stock

Who are investors that own a corporation because they own its stock?

• Stockholders

• Securities and exchange commission

• NASDAQ

• Insider trading