Stock Market Basics - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Largest physical one in the U.S. NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)
88%
Large online exchange in the U.S. NASDAQ
68%
A central place to exchange securities, usually equities Stock Exchange
60%
Method of listing a company on an exchange by selling shares to the public IPO (Initial Public Offering)
56%
Order to buy or sell at a certain price or better Limit Order
36%
The amount of securities that are traded in a given day Volume
36%
The price at which you can buy securities from a market maker Ask
32%
The price at which you can sell your securities to a market maker Bid
32%
Order to buy or sell at the market price Market Order
28%
An entity that provides liquidity by buying and selling securities continuously, usually at a spread Market Maker
24%
Document publicly traded companies must file every year Form 10-k
16%
Document publicly traded companies must file every quarter Form 10-q
16%
Term when securities are traded off an exchange OTC (Over The Counter)
16%
Term for the actual exchange of money and securities, usually one day after the trade Settlement
12%
Largest exchange in asia Shanghai Stock Exchange
12%
Method of listing where a private company merges with a public shell company SPAC Merger
12%
The exchange rule that pauses trading after too-rapid price moves Circuit Breaker
8%
Series of letters representing a security Ticker Symbol
8%
Entity that acts as a middleman between market participants and insures trades are cleared Clearing Corporation/DTCC
4%
Method of listing a company on an exchange where owners directly list Direct Listing
4%
When a company lists itself on multiple exchanges Dual Listing
4%
Order to buy or sell once a certain price level has been reached Stop Loss Order
4%
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