Basics of Stock Market Investing Quiz

Measurement of profitability relative to the investment's cost.

Stock of a large, stable company with a long history of reliable performance.

Measure of a company's size based on the value of its outstanding shares.

Futures and options exchange, not primarily for stocks.

Indicator of U.S. stock market performance based on major companies.

Period of declining stock prices and negative investor sentiment.

Company's first sale of shares to the public.

Analyzing company financials to make investment recommendations.

Distribution of additional shares to existing shareholders.

Degree of variation in a stock's price.

Valuation metric indicating the price of a share relative to its earnings per share.

Reducing risk by investing in various types of assets.

Intermediary facilitating the buying and selling of stocks.

Measure of dividend return relative to stock price.

Facilitate trading of securities in a regulated environment.

Examining past market data to forecast future price movements.

Instruction to execute a trade at the best available price.

Regulatory agency ensuring transparency and fair practices in securities markets.

Central bank policies impacting borrowing costs and investor confidence.

Document outlining details of a security offering for investor consideration.

Increasing the number of shares outstanding without altering total market value.

Company buying its own shares, reducing shares outstanding.

Measurement of a group of stocks' performance relative to a base value.

Ease of buying or selling assets without affecting their price.

Measure of investment performance relative to market returns adjusted for risk.