c11 stocks

Question 1

investments bought and sold on the stock market. including stocks, bonds, mutual funds

Answer 1

securities

Question 2

a company that issues stock to a small group of people

Answer 2

private corporation

Question 3

a company that sells its shares openly in the stock market, anyone can buy.

Answer 3

public corporation

Question 4

assigned dollar value that is printed on a stock certificate

Answer 4

par value

Question 5

preferred stock you can later convert to common stock

Answer 5

convertible preferred stock

Question 6

a stock into a corporation/government but it is not called a stock. “participation certificate”

Answer 6

participation feature

Question 7

safe investments that attract conservative investors, strong and respected companies

Answer 7

blue chip stocks

Question 8

stocks that pay higher than average dividends

Answer 8

income stock

Question 9

stock by a corporation whose earnings are higher than average. reinvest their money and do not give dividends

Answer 9

growth stock

Question 10

stock with market value that reflects the state of the economy

Answer 10

cyclical stocks

Question 11

stock that remains stable during decline in the economy

Answer 11

defensive stock

Question 12

stock from a company that has issued a large number of shares and large amount of capitalization

Answer 12

large cap stock

Question 13

stock from a company without capitalization of $500 million or less

Answer 13

small cap stock

Question 14

stock that sells for a dollar or less

Answer 14

penny stock

Question 15

total amount of stocks and bonds issued by a corporation

Answer 15

capitalization

Question 16

market condition when people are optimistic abt the economy and do buy stocks

Answer 16

bull market

Question 17

market condition when people are pessimistic and do not buy stocks

Answer 17

bear market

Question 18

annual dividend(interest of an investment) / stock price(current market value)

Answer 18

current yield

Question 19

capital gain + current return

Answer 19

total return

Question 20

net earnings(profit) / number of shares

Answer 20

earning per share

Question 21

price of one share / eps

Answer 21

P/e ratio

Question 22

a market where investors purchase new security issues from a corporation through an investment bank or other company representative

Answer 22

primary market

Question 23

a market where brokers who represent investors meet to buy and sell securities

Answer 23

securities exchange

Question 24

a network of dealers who buy and sell the stocks of corporations that are not listen on a securities exchange

Answer 24

otc market

Question 25

collection of all securities held by an investor

Answer 25

portfolio