Stock Market Quiz (Easy)Online version Put your stock market knowledge to test by answering as many questions as you can correctly! by WM 1 What is it called when you borrow money to invest more? a Loan b Leverage c Yield d Hedge 2 What is profit from selling an investment for more than you paid called? a Capital gain b Dividend c Equity d Arbitrage 3 What measures how much an investment outperforms the market? a Alpha b Beta c Yield d ROI 4 What is a strategy to reduce the risk of losing money? a Arbitrage b Hedge c Margin d Short selling 5 What is a contract giving you the right to buy or sell an asset at a set price? a Arbitrage b ETF c Dividend d Option 6 What is borrowing money from a broker to buy investments called? a Arbitrage b Beta c Margin d Hedge 7 What measures an investment’s risk compared to the overall market? a Alpha b Liquidity c Beta d ROI 8 What is the percentage of income earned from an investment? a Beta b Yield c Alpha d Leverage 9 What is the value of what you own in something, like the portion of a house or businessthat is fully paid for? a Equity b Asset Allocation c Market Cap d Valuation 10 Making a profit by buying something in one market and selling it in another at a higher price is known as: a Short Selling b Bull Market c Federal Reserve d Arbitrage 11 Financial contracts that get their value from another asset, like stocks or commodities, are called: a Derivatives b Blue Chip Stocks c Custodial Accounts d ETFs 12 Betting that the price of a stock will go down so you can make money is called: a Arbitrage b Short Selling c Dollar-Cost Averaging d Bear Market 13 Shares of big, well-known, and stable companies are called: a Mid Cap b Small Cap c Large Cap d Blue Chip Stocks 14 When the stock market is going down for a long time, it is called a: a Bear Market b Bull Market c Market Correction d Valuation 15 When the stock market is going up for a long time, it is called a: a Market Cap b Federal Reserve c Bull Market d Price-to-Earnings Ratio 16 What is investing the same amount of money regularly, no matter what the market is doing? a Asset Allocation b Dollar-Cost Averaging c Market Correction d ROI 17 The total value of a company’s shares in the stock market is called: a Valuation b Price-to-Earnings Ratio c Federal Reserve d Market Cap 18 A way to compare the price of a stock to how much money the company is making is called the: a Expense Ratio b ROI c Price-to-Earnings Ratio d Market Correction 19 Companies with a high market cap, typically over $10 billion, are called: a Small Cap b Mid Cap c Large Cap d Blue Chip Stocks 20 Companies with a medium market cap, usually between $2 billion and $10 billion, are called: a Small Cap b Mid Cap c Large Cap d Custodial Accounts 21 Companies with a small market cap, usually under $2 billion, are called: a Mid Cap b Tiny Cap c Large Cap d Small Cap 22 What is it called when the stock market drops by 10% or more from a recent high? a Market Cap b Market Correction c Federal Reserve d Arbitrage 23 The annual fee charged by an investment fund to manage your money is called the: a Expense Ratio b ROI c Price-to-Earnings Ratio d Asset Allocation 24 The process of determining how much a company or asset is worth is called: a Market Cap b Valuation c Bear Market d Net Worth 25 An account set up by an adult to manage money or investments for a child until they reach a certain age is called a: a Custodial Account b 529 Plan c 401k d ETF 26 What are stocks? a The price of an asset b Full ownership of a company c Shares of ownership in a company d The total value of a company’s shares 27 Loans you give to a company or government and get paid back with interest is called: a Dividends b Derivatives c Equity d Bonds 28 An actively or passively professionally managed investment fund that pools money from many investors to buy a mix of stocks, bonds, or other assets is called a: a Stock b Mutual Fund c Investment Fund d ETF 29 A type of investment fund that pools money from many investors to buy a diversified portfolio of assets, but can also trade on an exchange like a stock is called an: a Stock b Mutual Fund c Investment Fund d ETF 30 A type of mutual fund or ETF that passively tracks a market index, such as the S&P 500, by holding the same securities in the same proportions is called an: a Index Fund b Mutual Fund c NYSE d Roth IRA 31 Money a company pays you for owning its stock is called a: a Share b Payout c Dividend d Cash back reward 32 A retirement account that allows you to save post-tax money for retirement, allowing your investments to grow tax-free is called a: a ETF b Traditional IRA c Mutual Fund d Roth IRA 33 What is a retirement account that allows you to save pre-tax money for retirement, and taxes are paid once money is withdrawn in retirement? a ETF b Traditional IRA c Mutual Fund d Roth IRA 34 A list of 500 of the largest U.S. companies used to measure how the stock market is doing is called the: a S&P 500 b NYSE c NASDAQ d Russell 500 35 A stock market where many technology companies are listed is called the: a S&P 500 b NYSE c NASDAQ d Russell 2000 36 A list of 2,000 small U.S. companies used to track their stock performance is called the: a S&P 500 b NYSE c NASDAQ d Russell 2000 37 The largest and oldest stock market where people buy and sell shares of companies is called the: a S&P 500 b NYSE c NASDAQ d Russell 2000 38 People who own shares (pieces) of a company are called: a Shareowners b Shareholders c Sharekeepers d Share Managers
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