Quiz
1. Ownership shares of a corporation are known as stocks. There are two types, common stock and:
2. When stock prices rise for an extended period of time it is called a(n):
3. The New York Stock Exchange is located in a district named for what famous street?
4. Wall Street got its name because it:
5. The Buttonwood Agreement established the:
6. The New York Stock Exchange is owned by:
7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the performance of the stocks of:
8. On January 4, 2001, a record number of shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange. That number was approximately:
9. The federal agency most involved with regulation of stocks and stock markets is the:
10. The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, NASDAQ, is what:
1. Ownership shares of a corporation are known as stocks. There are two types, common stock and:
Preferred stock
2. When stock prices rise for an extended period of time it is called a(n):
Bull market
3. The New York Stock Exchange is located in a district named for what famous street?
Wall Street
4. Wall Street got its name because it:
Originally ran beside a wall
5. The Buttonwood Agreement established the:
New York Stock Exchange
6. The New York Stock Exchange is owned by:
Its members
7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the performance of the stocks of:
30 large companies in various industries
8. On January 4, 2001, a record number of shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange. That number was approximately:
2 billion
9. The federal agency most involved with regulation of stocks and stock markets is the:
Securities Exchange Commission
10. The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, NASDAQ, is what:
An electronic stock market