Answer:
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What is the name of an investment that pools money from many investors in order to acquire a large variety of stocks, bonds, and other investments?
A.
Mutual fund
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B.
Annuity
C.
Derivative
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Question 2
2 points
What is the name of the computerized system that provides price quotations for various stocks traded on the market?
A.
NYSE
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B.
Nasdaq
C.
Dow Jones
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Question 3
2 points
On a particular day, the Dow Jones had a rate of change of 2.8%. Which of the following statements must also be true?
A.
The Nasdaq decreased.
B.
The S&P 500 increased.
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C.
The average of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones increased.
D.
Every stock in the Dow Jones increased.
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Question 4
2 points
At the beginning of the day, stock XYZ opened at $3.72. At the end of the day, it closed at $4.05. What is the rate of change of stock XYZ?
A.
9.8%
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B.
8.9%
C.
4.1%
D.
3.7%
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Question 5
2 points
What is the name of the federal agency that regulates the investment industry?
A.
NYSE
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B.
SEC
C.
S&P 500
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Question 6
2 points
At the beginning of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,289.57. At the end of the day, the sum of the stocks in the Dow Jones was $10,124.19. What was the rate of change of the Dow Jones on this particular day?
A.
-1.8%
B.
-1.0%
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C.
-1.6%
D.
-1.2%
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Question 7
2 points
Suppose there is a simple index of three stocks, stock ABC, stock XYZ, and stock QRS. Stock ABC opens on day 1 with 5000 shares at $3.25 per share. Stock XYZ opens on day 1 with 500 shares at $8.25 per share. Stock QRS opens on day 1 with 10,000 shares at $4.75 per share. The price of stock ABC on day 8 begins at $2.80. The price of stock XYZ on day 8 begins at $7.50. Stock QRS opens on day 8 with a price of $4.10 per share. Assume that each stock has the same number of shares that it opened with on day 1. What is the rate of change of this simple index over 1 week?
A.
15.5%
B.
13.4%
C.
-15.5%
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D.
-13.4%
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Question 8
2 points
What is the name of indicator of stock market prices that is the average of 30 selected industrial stocks?
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A.
Dow Jones
B.
SEC
C.
S&P 500
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Question 9
2 points
Suppose there is a simple index of three stocks, stock X, stock Y, and stock Z. Stock X opens the day with 2000 shares at $3.80 per share. Stock Y opens the day with 1000 shares at $3.50 per share. Stock Z opens the day with 3000 shares at $4.30 per share. This simple index rises 5.4% over the course of the day. What is the value of the index at the end of the day? Round your answer to the nearest hundred.
A.
$25,800
B.
$24,600
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C.
$25,300
D.
$24,000
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Question 10
0 points
Suppose there is a simple index of two stocks, stock A and stock B. Stock A opens on Monday with 5000 shares at $2.75 per share. Stock B opens on Monday with 3000 shares at $4.30 per share. Stock A opens on Tuesday at $3.10 per share, and stock B opens on Tuesday at $4.85 per share. Both stocks have the same number of shares that they opened with on Monday. What is the rate of change of this simple index over 1 day?
A.
-11.3%
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B.
-12.8%
C.
12.8%
D.
11.3%
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