Monday, 12 September 2011

Stock Market Quiz- 3

1) What is the Stock Market?
Answer : The Stock Market is a market where people can buy stocks which are shares of companies.


2) What does DJIA stand for?
Answer : Dow Jones Industrial Average


3) What are the only Nasdaq stocks in the DJIA?
Answer : Microsoft and Intel


4) What stock has been in the DJIA since the DJIA started?
Answer : General Electric


5) What does the bear and the bull stand for?
Answer : The bear means stocks are falling and the bull means stocks are going up.


6) What was the nickname for the day(s) when the Stock Market crashed?
Answer : Black Thursday


7) Who was Dow Jones?
Answer : The person who invented the DJIA.


8) How long has DJIA existed?
Answer : 100-110 years


9) What does Yuppie  mean?
Answer : A slang term denoting the market segment of young urban professionals. A yuppie is often characterized by youth, affluence and business success.

10) What does Champagne Stock mean?
Answer : A champagne stock is typically one that has at least doubled or tripled in value in a relatively short period, creating a huge profit for the company's shareholders.

1 comment:

  1. Ans 8-115 years old.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was founded by Charles Dow on May 26, 1896, and represented the dollar average of 12 stocks from leading American industries.

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