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What was the smallest price difference in the stock market before 2001?

  • 50 cents
  • 6.25 cents
  • 25 cents
  • 12.5 cents (correct)

Why did the Spanish divide their Gold doubloons into 2, 4, and 8 pieces?

  • To enable people to count them on their fingers (correct)
  • To limit the circulation of doubloons
  • To create a complex currency system
  • To confuse potential counterfeiters

What was the reason for adding 1/16 dollar (6.25 cents) into the stock market system?

  • To discourage small investors
  • To decrease the smallest price difference (correct)
  • To maintain the status quo
  • To increase the smallest price difference

What was the main reason for the stock market to switch to a decimal system in 2001?

<p>The realization that the lowest spread was too big (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What currency system did the New York Stock Exchange initially adopt?

<p>A system influenced by Spanish currency (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the earliest recorded stock market bubble?

<p>The South Sea Bubble (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why were people confident in the South Sea Company?

<p>The company's governor was the King (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused the rapid decline in the share price of the South Sea Company?

<p>Massive selling by people seeking profits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage increase in the share price of the South Sea Company from 1720 to the end of August 1720?

<p>Over 900% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main factor that led to the rapid inflation of the share price of the South Sea Company?

<p>A promotion campaign by the company (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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