English IV (BBACF4ABE) Quiz #1

What is the term for a market condition where prices are rising or expected to rise, indicating widespread optimism?

Which type of security signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings?

What is the strategy of dividing investments among different asset categories, such as stocks, bonds, and cash, to optimize risk and reward based on an individual's goals and investment time frame called?

What is the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock called?

Which term refers to the profit made from selling an asset at a higher price than its purchase price?

What does a credit interest rate represent?

Which term refers to basic goods used in commerce that are interchangeable with other goods of the same type?

What is the term for a fixed income instrument representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental?

What is detailed in an annual report issued by a company?

What is the practice of buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day called?

What signifies shares in large, well-established companies known for their financial stability and solid earnings?

What does bear market indicate?

What is the measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index?

A type of stock that entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of common-stock dividends is known as:

What do you call the ease with which an asset or security can be converted into ready cash without affecting its market price?

Which financial derivative represents a contract that offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a security or other financial asset at an agreed-upon price during a certain period of time or on a specific date?

What does EPS stand for, in finance?

What is the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year called?

In finance, what do you call investments that offer a return in the form of fixed periodic payments and the eventual return of principal at maturity?

What is the name for the practice of investing in a variety of assets to reduce exposure to any single asset or risk?

What are financial contracts obligating the buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell an asset at a predetermined future date and price called?

What is the amount charged by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets expressed as a percentage of the principal?