4a1 Stock Market Assessment

1. Undervalued stocks are generally seen as likely to

Gain in price

Decrease in price

Stay the same

None of the above

2. Name the term used on the stock market for the profits a company makes:

Liabilities

Assets

Holdings

Earnings

3. The current price for Amazon is $55.61 How much will it cost you to buy 113 shares in Amazon?

$6,283.93

$47.46

$6,331.39

$12,615.32

4. Another name for an industry is:

Group

Sector

Portfolio

None of the above

5. Name the fee charged by all stockbrokers:

Interest

Stamp Duty

Tax

Commission

6. What is an IPO?

Investment Public Operation

Interest Public Only

Initial Public Offering

Initial Private Offering

7. Name the tax you pay on any profits from buying and selling shares.

Capital Gains Tax

Income Tax

VAT

Stamp Duty

8. You want to invest your money with Warren Buffett. What is the name of his main holding company?

Coca-Cola

Goldman Sachs

Berkshire Funds

Berkshire Hathaway

9. You invested €100,000 in the Irish market in 2008. Today, your investment is worth €92,750. What percentage return did you earn?

+7.25%

-7.25%

+0.0725%

-7.81%

10. Calculate the dividend yield on the following company figures. The company pay 0.20 per share AND the investor buys the stock at 2.50

6%

8%

4.5%

12%

11. Diversifying on the stock market would generally be seen to help?

Spread the risk

Minimise the output

Maximise costs

Evualate new market opportunities

12. Name the market on Wall Street for technology stocks:

Dow Jones

Nasdaq

ISEQ

FTSE 100

13. You sold 1,000 Google shares short at $495.96 and today's price is $503.11 What is your current return on these shares?

+$7,150

-$50,311

-$7,150

+€7,150

14. You sold 1,000 shares short in Apple. The share price has fallen and you now want to take your profit. Which one of the following instructions do you give to your stockbroker?

Sell 1,000 shares in Apple

Bid 1,000 shares in Apple

Sell short 1,000 shares in Apple

Buy to cover 1,000 shares in Apple

15. What type of speculator specialises in trading of new companies joining the Stock Market?

Bull

Bear

Stag

Fox

16. World markets are currently in a bear phase. This means that stock prices are:

Rising

Falling

Unstable

None of the above

17. Who do shareholders elect to run companies for them?

Board of Management

CEO

Board of Directors

Managing Director

18. Which one of the following was the biggest IPO in history?

Google

Visa

Facebook

19. You are a frequent trader in shares. Which one of the following is the best way to hold your shares?

Stock Certificate

Nominee Account

Bank Account

None of the above

20. The market value of a company is also known as its...?

Share Price

Market Capitalisation

Profits

Earnings

4a1 Stock Market Assessment

1. Undervalued stocks are generally seen as likely to

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Name the term used on the stock market for the profits a company makes:

3. The current price for Amazon is $55.61 How much will it cost you to buy 113 shares in Amazon?

4. Another name for an industry is:

5. Name the fee charged by all stockbrokers:

6. What is an IPO?

7. Name the tax you pay on any profits from buying and selling shares.

8. You want to invest your money with Warren Buffett. What is the name of his main holding company?

9. You invested €100,000 in the Irish market in 2008. Today, your investment is worth €92,750. What percentage return did you earn?

10. Calculate the dividend yield on the following company figures. The company pay 0.20 per share AND the investor buys the stock at 2.50

11. Diversifying on the stock market would generally be seen to help?

12. Name the market on Wall Street for technology stocks:

13. You sold 1,000 Google shares short at $495.96 and today's price is $503.11 What is your current return on these shares?

14. You sold 1,000 shares short in Apple. The share price has fallen and you now want to take your profit. Which one of the following instructions do you give to your stockbroker?

15. What type of speculator specialises in trading of new companies joining the Stock Market?

16. World markets are currently in a bear phase. This means that stock prices are:

17. Who do shareholders elect to run companies for them?

18. Which one of the following was the biggest IPO in history?

19. You are a frequent trader in shares. Which one of the following is the best way to hold your shares?

20. The market value of a company is also known as its...?