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1.
What is the main trading area of the New York Stock Exchange called?
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The Pit
2.
What is happening when there is a "bear market" on Wall Street?
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Stock Prices Are Falling
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What financial institution uses a bull as their symbol?
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Merrill Lynch
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What denotes a "bull market"?
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Rising Stock Prices
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In what year did Wall Street hit a depression low of 41.22?
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1932
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In terms of over the counter stocks, what might you find on the "pink sheets"?
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Bid And Asked Prices
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Which of these best defines the term Pac-Man Strategy?
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A Technique Used By A Corporation That Is The Target Of A Takeover Bid To Defeat The Acquirer's Wishes
8.
Who wrote the classic investment book "Liar's Poker"?
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Michael Lewis
9.
What is a strategic move by a takeover target to make its stock less attractive called?
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Poison Pill
10.
With other factors constant, what happens to a "plain vanilla" bond when interest rates rise?
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Its Value Decreases
11.
When is, or was, Triple Witching Day?
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3rd Friday, Last Month In A Quarter
12.
What are "Blue Sky Laws" designed to do?
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Protect Against Securities Frauds
13.
What is a key factor in the definition of "over the counter" or OTC stocks?
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Not Traded On A Recogniized Exchange
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What does the acronym "REIT" refer to in the financial world?
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Real Estate Investment Trust
15.
When an investor buys a stock on "margin", what does that mean?
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Purchase With Borrowed Funds
16.
Investor Bernard Baruch sold all of his stocks and avoided the Crash of 1929 based on advice from whom?
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A Shoeshine Boy
17.
After "National Association of", what does the rest of the acronym "NASDAQ" represent?
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Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
18.
What is the highest long-term obligation rating given by Moody's Investors Service?
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AAA
19.
When a company has a 2 for 1 stock split, what is the total value of their shares?
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The Same As Its Previous Value
20.
What term describes an order to be executed at the best available price when it is received?
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Market Order
21.
What is "speculation"?
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Risk Taking
22.
Where is NASDAQ's Trading Floor?
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There Is No Floor, Its All Electronic
23.
What company trades on the NY Stock Exchange under the symbol S?
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Sears
24.
In the abbreviation E.B.I.T.D.A., what follows "Earning Before Interest"?
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Taxes, Depreciation And Amortization
25.
Which country's main market index is said to be an indicator of the direction the U.S. markets will take?
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Japan's
26.
Which major stock exchange listed the most companies at the beginning of the 21st century?
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NASDAQ
27.
How would a "watered stock" be described?
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Overvalued Asset
28.
What is another term for the fraudulent investment scheme called a "Ponzi"?
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Pyramid
29.
When were "circuit breakers" introduced on Wall Street?
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After Crash Of 1987
30.
What governmental body oversees investments and transactions?
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Securities And Exchange Commission
31.
In 1985, the U.S. government began issuing securities with interest and principal separated known as what?
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STRIPS
32.
What does the term "gap opening" mean as it relates to the price of a stock?
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Big Change From Closing To Opening
33.
Who used the term "irrational exuberance" during the stock market boom of the 1990's?
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Alan Greenspan
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Which term describes a type of stock that pays a higher dividend but has a share price that appreciates slowly?
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Preferred
35.
What is the name of the indicator that is mainly used to measure inflation?
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Consumer Price Index
36.
What is a decrease in the total number of shares in a company called?
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Reverse Split
37.
What term describes a way to profit from the price of stock declining?
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Short Sale
38.
To become a licensed stockbroker in the U.S., what test must you pass?
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Series 7
39.
What is another name for a "junk bond"?
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Speculative Grade Bond
40.
Which acronym refers to the identifying numbers and symbols for all North American securities?
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CUSIP
41.
What is a membership on a security or commodity exchange typically called?
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Seat
42.
What trading strategy takes advantage of price differences in currency trading on different exchanges?
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Arbitrage
43.
Which of the original twelve companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was still there in 2000?
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General Electric Company
44.
What New York street is closely associated with the business world and the stock market?
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Wall Street
45.
Which of the Russell 3000 companies does the Russell 2000 Index measure?
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2,000 Smallest
46.
What are the government bonds called "flower bonds" typically used for?
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To Pay Estate Taxes
47.
How would a "quarter stock" be described?
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Par Value Of $25 Per Share
48.
Which premium is not built into the interest rate on a 30-year Treasury Bond?
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Default Risk Premium
49.
How would the "delta" of a stock option be described?
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Dollar Change For 1% Change In Stock Price
50.
Which of the following is a trading symbol of a mutual fund?
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JAOLX
51.
What is the stock symbol of the tech company that can be described as a biotech?
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HGSI
52.
Which of these is not a mutual fund company?
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Pride
53.
How would you calculate a Price to Earnings or "P/E" ratio?
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Market Value Per Share/Earnings Per Share
54.
How can you determine the Fixed Assets Turnover ratio?
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Sales/ Net Fixed Assets
55.
Which of these is a small cap mutual fund?
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Wasatch Ultra Growth
56.
What companies were the first non-NYSE stocks to be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1999?
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Intel And Microsoft
57.
The "Wall Street Journal" was first published in 1889, what did it sell for per issue?
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2 Cents
58.
How much did Warren Buffett pay for the Omaha house he lives in?
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$31,500
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Intel's stock opened at 18.350 on July 1, 2002, what was the opening price on July 3, 2000?
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67.062
60.
The year 1987 marked the first time the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above which record high point?
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2000
61.
Richard Whitney is famous for being the only NYSE President to have what happen?
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He Went To Jail
62.
What does a "circuit breaker" do on Wall Street?
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Halts Trading For At Least One Half Hour
63.
Jack Welch is the ex-chairman of which company?
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GE
64.
In September 2002, the Nikkei declined for the 7th straight session, it was the lowest close since what year?
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1983
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Which calendar month is said to have a "reputation for being cruel" to the stock market?
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September
66.
What percent of Nestle's sales are for chocolate?
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About 3%
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When Microsoft went public in 1986, what was its initial price per share?
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$21
68.
How many stocks were on the original Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896?
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Twelve
69.
How did Dow and Jones meet?
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They Worked Together At A Newspaper
70.
Who was fined $100 million in 1986 after being convicted of insider trading?
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Boesky
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In 1928, the number of stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was increased to what number?
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Thirty
72.
When were Microsoft and Intel added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
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1999
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What event did the first "ticker tape parade" on Wall Street celebrate in 1886?
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Dedication Of The Statue Of Liberty
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In 1967, who became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange?
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Muriel Siebert
75.
When did Joseph L. Searles III become the first black floor member of the New York Stock Exchange?
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1970
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What was the first member firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange when it went public in 1971?
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Merrill Lynch
77.
In 1782, which agreement was signed?
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The Buttonwood Agreement
78.
Who was the first U.S. President to visit the New York Stock Exchange while in office?
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Ronald Reagan
79.
When did the NASDAQ close above 1000 for the first time?
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Jul/95
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Which exchange introduced the "Small Order Execution System" in 1987?
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NASDAQ
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When did brokerages switch from fixed commissions to negotiated commissions?
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May/95
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What year did trading begin on the NASDAQ?
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1971
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What was the world's first electronic stock market?
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NASDAQ
84.
When was the New York Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday declared by Franklin D. Roosevelt?
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March, 1933
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When were the terms "bull" and "bear" first formally used to describe types of investors?
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1775
86.
When did the New York Stock Exchange close for an extended period of time?
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At The Start Of World War I
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Roughly what percentage of value was lost in the stock market crash of October 1987?
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22%
88.
Which Presidential candidate was nicknamed "The Barefoot Boy from Wall Street"?
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Wendell Wilkie
89.
Until 1921, what was the American Stock Exchange known as?
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The Curb Exchange
90.
What type of trade involving futures contracts is prohibited by the Commodity Exchange Act?
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Round Trip Trading
91.
When did a stock market crash called "Black Friday", which was fueled by gold speculation, occur?
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September 24, 1869
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In what year did the Dow Jones Industrial Average first close over the 1000 barrier?
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1972
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Which oil company executive was involved in a 1980's scheme to corner the world's silver market?
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Nelson Bunker Hunt
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What is the ticker symbol for Lucent Technologies?
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Lu
95.
What happened on September 16, 1920, at 23 Wall Street?
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A Terrorist Attack
96.
When was the Dow Jones Transportation Average created?
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1884
97.
What was the amount that Michael Milken was fined?
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$200 Million
98.
What is the nickname of the day that George Soros sold over $10 billion worth of British currency?
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Black Wednesday
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Which former President of the New York Stock Exchange was convicted of embezzlement in 1938?
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Richard Whitney
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Which stock had a boulder as its principal asset during the early and mid 1980's?
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Natural Bridge Of Virginia
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