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3-1 split, 3-2 split, 2-1 split
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3-1 split...you get three times the number of shares you have but are worth a 1/3 of the value...3-2 you get the amount of stocks you have divided by two times 3 and the value is divided by three and times 2.
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Largest stock exchange in the U.S.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Market Order
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Buying or selling at market price
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Limit order
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attempt to buy stock below the current market price
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SIPC is
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Securities Investor Protection Corporation
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SEC is
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Liquidity
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the availability of assets
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DJIA what it is, how many stocks, what type of index, what it does
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Dow Jones Industrial average, 30 stocks, point index not dollars and cents, tracks movement of NYSE
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first source of financing for major corporations
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selling common stock
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NASDAQ's location
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has no location its all done by computer
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Bull Market
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market is on a good trend
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Bear Market
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market is going down, bad trend
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DJIA stands for and is
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dow jones industrial average and is the most popular benchmark in the world
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S & P is..
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the most accurate benchmark to determine stock market performance
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Round Lot
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common stock bought in multiples of 100
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what is insider trading
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when someone knows inside information about the company and trades all of his/her stock because they know the company is doing bad. ie martha stewart
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what rating does investment grade and junk bonds cut off
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BBB and BB
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When you buy U.S. treasuries how big is the risk
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there is no risk its guaranteed
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insured municipal bonds have how large of risk
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none
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corporate bonds guaranteed or not
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not guaranteed
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identify a holding place for cash
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savings account, money market account, CD, or treasury bill
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the only investments bonds that are totally tax free
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municipal bonds
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how much tax do you pay on treasuries
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state tax
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Common stocks are the only investment to beat what over the years
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inflation
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T or F common stocks are a conservative investment.
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false
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Common stock investment objective
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for growth and income
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A dividend is
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profit a company makes dispersed
to its stockholders |
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what is yield
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the return on your investment
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