Principles of Investments and Financial Markets Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of common stock?

Voting rights

Priority in bankruptcy

Dividend payments

Ownership in the company

What is the function of a bond?

To provide ownership in a company

To facilitate borrowing for governments and corporations

To represent ownership in a mutual fund

To give voting rights in a company

What is the role of a stock exchange?

To regulate financial markets

To facilitate the buying and selling of securities

To provide loans to investors

To set interest rates

What is the primary goal of portfolio diversification?

To maximize returns

To minimize risk

To increase market volatility

To concentrate investments in one sector

Which of the following is a characteristic of a growth stock?

High dividend yield

Stable earnings

Slow and steady price appreciation

Potential for high capital gains

What does the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) suggest?

Market prices reflect all available information

Markets are always inefficient

Investors should avoid diversification

Stock prices are random and cannot be predicted

What does 'PEG ratio' measure in relation to a stock?

Price-to-Earnings ratio

Profit-to-Equity ratio

Price-to-Earnings Growth ratio

Price-to-Book ratio

What is the primary function of a mutual fund?

To provide insurance against market risk

To provide a guaranteed return on investment

To pool money from investors and invest in a diversified portfolio

To provide short-term financing to corporations

What does the term 'liquidity' refer to in financial markets?

The ability to easily convert an asset into cash without affecting its price

The total value of assets held by an individual or company

The annual rate of return on an investment

The risk associated with a particular investment

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What is the difference between stocks and bonds?

Stocks represent ownership in a company, while bonds represent debt

Stocks offer guaranteed returns, while bonds offer variable returns

Stocks have fixed maturity dates, while bonds have indefinite maturity dates

Stocks are issued by governments, while bonds are issued by corporations

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-diversified portfolio?

High concentration in a single asset class

Exposure to only one market sector

Low correlation among investments

Lack of international exposure

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Which of the following factors affect bond prices?

Interest rates

Inflation expectations

Credit rating of the issuer

All of the above

Principles of Investments and Financial Markets Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of common stock?

What is the function of a bond?

What is the role of a stock exchange?

What is the primary goal of portfolio diversification?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a growth stock?

What does the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) suggest?

What does 'PEG ratio' measure in relation to a stock?

What is the primary function of a mutual fund?

What does the term 'liquidity' refer to in financial markets?

What is the difference between stocks and bonds?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-diversified portfolio?

Which of the following factors affect bond prices?

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