Trends In The Stock Market Flashcards
1
Q
What is the stock market?
A
The stock market is the cluster of buyers and sellers who have invested in particular business or project
2
Q
What are stocks synonymous to?
A
Equities
3
Q
What is a stock?
A
Fractional ownerships within a company, and a stock market is where investors can buy and sell that ownership for a profit
4
Q
Why are stock markets important?
A
Stock markets promote economic growth
5
Q
What do zig-zag lines indicate on stock graphs?
A
Day to day movements in a company’s market value
6
Q
What are some trains that people trade in stocks?
A
Investment gains via:
- diversification (spreads risk across diffferent sectors, expanding odds of positive returns from the investment)
- control (self-employed, can buy/sell at one’s own will)
