The Language of Financial Markets Quiz Bowl Game Board

1. The Language of Financial Markets Quiz Bowl Game Board

2. Invest in This: A debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at an agreed interest rate. CLICK TO CHECK

3. The correct answer is… Bond 10 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

4. Invest in This: An ownership share or shares in a corporation. CLICK TO CHECK

5. The correct answer is… Common Stock 20 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

6. Invest in This: A company that pools money from investors and uses it to buy stocks or bonds on the investors’ behalf. CLICK TO CHECK

7. The correct answer is… Mutual Fund 30 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

8. Invest in This: A stock that often pays no dividend, but the stockholder gains if the price of the stock increases. CLICK TO CHECK

9. The correct answer is… Growth Stock 40 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

10. Invest in This: An ownership share in a corporation with a guaranteed dividend that is paid before dividends are paid on common stock. CLICK TO CHECK

11. The correct answer is… Preferred Stock 50 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

12. Potent Investments: Buying stock by paying a percentage of the purchase price (typically 50 percent) and borrowing the balance from a broker. CLICK TO CHECK

13. The correct answer is… Buying on Margin 10 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

14. Potent Investments: An investment fund normally with a limited number of investors focusing on a specific type of investment strategy. These tend to be subject to less regulation and fewer restrictions than many other investments. CLICK TO CHECK

15. The correct answer is… Hedge Fund 20 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

16. Potent Investments: The right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific amount of a given financial asset at a specific price during a specified period of time. CLICK TO CHECK

17. The correct answer is… Option 30 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

18. Potent Investments: The degree of uncertainty associated with the return on an asset or the value of an asset. CLICK TO CHECK

19. The correct answer is… Risk 40 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

20. Potent Investments: A stock transaction that allows an investor to make money on a stock expected to fall in value. This transaction involves the immediate sale of share not owned by the seller, who expects to buy them back later at a lower price. CLICK TO CHECK

21. The correct answer is… Short Selling 50 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

22. Index or Exchange: Stands for American Stock Exchange, formerly an independent market but now part of the New York Stock Exchange. CLICK TO CHECK

23. The correct answer is… AMEX 10 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

24. Index or Exchange: The most commonly known stock-market indicatorand is an index of thirty large and well-known companies. CLICK TO CHECK

25. The correct answer is… Dow Jones Industrial Average 20 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

26. Index or Exchange: Founded in 1971, this stock market is the world’s largest in terms of trading volumeand is the home to many technology stocks including Apple, eBay, Intel, and Yahoo!. CLICK TO CHECK

27. The correct answer is… NASDAQ Stock Market 30 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

28. Index or Exchange: The oldest stock exchange in the United States, founded in 1792and in 2007 merged with the European stock exchange Euronext. CLICK TO CHECK

29. The correct answer is… New York Stock Exchange 40 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

30. Index or Exchange: Stands for the Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock Index. The index includes 500 large and varied stocks. CLICK TO CHECK

31. The correct answer is… S&P 500 Stock Index 50 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

32. Earn It: A profit realized from the sale of property, stocks or other investments. CLICK TO CHECK

33. The correct answer is… Capital Gain 10 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

34. Earn It: A percentage of a stock trade (buy or sell) paid to a stockbroker. CLICK TO CHECK

35. The correct answer is… Commission 20 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

36. Earn It: A share of a company’s profits paid to shareholders. CLICK TO CHECK

37. The correct answer is… Dividend 30 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

38. Earn It: The market value of anything being offered for sale. CLICK TO CHECK

39. The correct answer is… Price 40 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

40. Earn It: Money earned from an investment. The money could be profits, interest, appreciation or a combination. CLICK TO CHECK

41. The correct answer is… Return 50 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

42. Who Am I? A professional who buys and sells stocks for individuals and institutional customers. CLICK TO CHECK

43. The correct answer is… Broker 10 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

44. Who Am I? Someone who buys and sells stocks from his or her own accounts or the accounts of the firm he or she works for. CLICK TO CHECK

45. The correct answer is… Dealer 20 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

46. Who Am I? An organization (an insurance company or pension fund, for example) that invests in the stock market. CLICK TO CHECK

47. The correct answer is… Institutional Investor 30 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

48. Who Am I? A financial firm that agrees to underwrite a new issue of stocks or bonds and sell them to other investors. CLICK TO CHECK

49. The correct answer is… Investment Banker 40 RETURN TO GAME BOARD

50. Who Am I? A person who owns stock; sometimes called a shareholder. CLICK TO CHECK