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Finance & Investment Quiz
Finance & Investment · GDP Quiz
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Money affects almost every part of our lives, from buying a home and starting a business to saving for retirement or planning a vacation. Understanding finance and investment helps...
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The unconventional monetary policy where a central bank creates massive new money to fiercely buy long-term government bonds to artificially lower interest rates is called:
- A. Quantitative tightening
- B. Quantitative easing (QE)
- C. Fiscal stimulus
- D. Yield curve controlling
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How is a company's market capitalization (market cap) calculated?
- A. By subtracting its total liabilities from its total assets
- B. By multiplying its annual revenue by its profit margin
- C. By multiplying its current share price by its total number of outstanding shares
- D. By dividing its net income by the number of outstanding shares
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The total estimated financial return an investor will make on a bond if they strictly hold it until it completely matures is known as its:
- A. Dividend yield
- B. Yield to maturity (YTM)
- C. Coupon rate
- D. Current yield
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What does the Sharpe Ratio measure in finance?
- A. The ratio of a company's debt to its equity
- B. The percentage of a portfolio invested in stocks versus bonds
- C. The performance of an investment compared to a risk-free asset, after adjusting for its risk
- D. The speed at which a company can convert its assets to cash
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The investment strategy of buying a fixed dollar amount of a particular investment on a regular schedule, entirely regardless of the share price, is known as:
- A. Dollar-cost averaging
- B. Momentum investing
- C. Value investing
- D. Market timing
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What is 'Bear Market'?
- A. No trade
- B. Rising prices
- C. Falling prices
- D. Stable prices
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What does the acronym IPO stand for in the stock market?
- A. Initial Public Offering
- B. Internal Portfolio Optimization
- C. International Pricing Option
- D. Index Performance Output
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What is an investment vehicle that pools money from many investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds?
- A. A real estate investment trust (REIT)
- B. A certificate of deposit (CD)
- C. A mutual fund
- D. A collateralized debt obligation (CDO)
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Financing provided by investors to startup companies and small businesses that are believed to have massive long-term growth potential is called:
- A. Factoring
- B. Venture capital
- C. Reverse factoring
- D. Mezzanine debt
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What is an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)?
- A. A basket of securities that trades on an exchange just like an individual stock
- B. A government bond specifically designed to protect against inflation
- C. A type of savings account that locks money in for a set period
- D. A private equity fund available only to accredited investors
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What is 'Blue Chip' stock?
- A. Penny stock
- B. New company
- C. High risk
- D. Reliable/Established company
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In finance, how quickly and easily an asset can be converted into ready cash without heavily affecting its market price is formally known as its:
- A. Volatility
- B. Solvency
- C. Elasticity
- D. Liquidity
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What is 'Variable Cost'?
- A. Cost that doesn't change
- B. Cost that changes with output
- C. Salary
- D. Rent
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What is human capital?
- A. Machines
- B. Skills
- C. Land
- D. Money
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What is 'Gross Profit'?
- A. Final profit
- B. Revenue minus expenses
- C. Revenue minus cost of goods sold
- D. Total revenue
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What is 'Capital Gains'?
- A. Interest
- B. Profit from selling an asset
- C. Loss on sale
- D. Monthly salary
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What is 'Stock Market'?
- A. Place where shares of companies are traded
- B. A farmers market
- C. Place to buy groceries
- D. A bank
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High-yield, high-risk debt securities issued by companies with very poor credit ratings are colloquially known as:
- A. Treasury bills
- B. Municipal bonds
- C. Junk bonds
- D. Premium bonds
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What are financial derivatives?
- A. Stocks issued by newly formed startup companies
- B. Financial contracts whose value is derived from the performance of an underlying asset
- C. Bonds issued directly by local municipalities for infrastructure
- D. Dividends paid out in the form of additional shares rather than cash
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What is compound interest?
- A. Interest calculated only on the initial principal
- B. Interest calculated on the initial principal and all accumulated interest
- C. A fixed fee charged for borrowing money
- D. The rate central banks charge commercial banks