Stock Market Basics

Can you answer these questions about stock markets?

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Hint	Answer
A central place to exchange securities, usually equities	Stock Exchange
Largest physical one in the U.S.	NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)
Large online exchange in the U.S.	NASDAQ
Largest exchange in asia	Shanghai Stock Exchange
Term when securities are traded off an exchange	OTC (Over The Counter)
Method of listing a company on an exchange by selling shares to the public	IPO (Initial Public Offering)
Method of listing a company on an exchange where owners directly list	Direct Listing
Method of listing where a private company merges with a public shell company	SPAC Merger
When a company lists itself on multiple exchanges	Dual Listing
An entity that provides liquidity by buying and selling securities continuously, usually at a spread	Market Maker
The price at which you can sell your securities to a market maker	Bid

Hint	Answer
The price at which you can buy securities from a market maker	Ask
Term for the actual exchange of money and securities, usually one day after the trade	Settlement
Entity that acts as a middleman between market participants and insures trades are cleared	Clearing Corporation/DTCC
The amount of securities that are traded in a given day	Volume
Order to buy or sell at the market price	Market Order
Order to buy or sell at a certain price or better	Limit Order
Order to buy or sell once a certain price level has been reached	Stop Loss Order
Document publicly traded companies must file every year	Form 10-k
Document publicly traded companies must file every quarter	Form 10-q
Series of letters representing a security	Ticker Symbol
The exchange rule that pauses trading after too-rapid price moves	Circuit Breaker