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Round 1 Round 2Final

Jeopardy


TYPES OF STOCK

TYPES OF INVEST-

MENTS

STOCK EXCHANGE

READING

STOCK

TABLES

MUTUAL

FUNDS

SMG

RULES

$100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100

$200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200

$300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300

$400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400

$500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

Round 2

Final Jeopardy

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$100$100

A share of ownership in a company

A share of ownership in a company


$100$100

What is a stock?What is a stock?

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$200$200

A share of ownership in a company that offers the bearer

voting rights.

A share of ownership in a company that offers the bearer

voting rights.


$200$200

What is common stock?What is common stock?

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$300$300

The stock of a well known company with a long history of paying dividends and financial

stability.

The stock of a well known company with a long history of paying dividends and financial

stability.


$300$300

What is a blue chip stock?What is a blue chip stock?

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$400$400

A stock that typically does well when the economy is doing well and poorly when the economy is

doing poorly.

A stock that typically does well when the economy is doing well and poorly when the economy is

doing poorly.


$400$400

What is a cyclical stock?What is a cyclical stock?

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$500$500

The type of stock that pays a fixed dividend but doesn’t offer

voting rights.

The type of stock that pays a fixed dividend but doesn’t offer

voting rights.


$500$500

What is a preferred stock?What is a preferred stock?

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$100$100

This provides insurance for your bank deposits up to $250,000.

This provides insurance for your bank deposits up to $250,000.


$100$100

What is the FDIC?What is the FDIC?

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$200$200

This an I.O.U. issued by the government or a corporation.This an I.O.U. issued by the

government or a corporation.


$200$200

What is a bond?What is a bond?

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$300$300

A basket of stocks that is professionally managed and pools the money of multiple

investors together.

A basket of stocks that is professionally managed and pools the money of multiple

investors together.


$300$300

What is a mutual fund?What is a mutual fund?

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$400$400

A fixed basket of stocks that often mirrors an index and is

available for low fees.

A fixed basket of stocks that often mirrors an index and is

available for low fees.


$400$400

What is an exchange traded fund?

What is an exchange traded fund?

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$500$500

Examples include pork bellies, orange juice, and soybeans.

Examples include pork bellies, orange juice, and soybeans.


$500$500

What is a commodity?What is a commodity?

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$100$100

The oldest and highest valued stock exchange in America.

The oldest and highest valued stock exchange in America.


$100$100

What is the New York Stock Exchange?

What is the New York Stock Exchange?

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$200$200

The stock exchange in America where you find most of the

technology stocks

The stock exchange in America where you find most of the

technology stocks


$200$200

What is the NASDAQ?What is the NASDAQ?

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$300$300

The most widely used sampling of stocks to track the NYSE.

The most widely used sampling of stocks to track the NYSE.


$300$300

What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

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$400$400

The only company that has been on the DJIA since its inception.

The only company that has been on the DJIA since its inception.


$400$400

What is General Electric?What is General Electric?

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Because the NASDAQ does not have a trading floor but is instead anelectronic market, it is also referred to by this term.

$500$500


$500$500

What is an over-the –counter market?

What is an over-the –counter market?

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$100$100

This is the price listed at the end of the day as a record of the final

transaction before the market closes.

This is the price listed at the end of the day as a record of the final

transaction before the market closes.


$100$100

What is the close or last price?What is the close or last price?

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$200$200

This is the portion of a company’s profits, posted

quarterly, that is distributed to the stock holders.

This is the portion of a company’s profits, posted

quarterly, that is distributed to the stock holders.


$200$200

What is a dividend?What is a dividend?

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$300$300

This is a record of the number of shares exchanged in a trading

day.

This is a record of the number of shares exchanged in a trading

day.


$300$300

What is the volume column?What is the volume column?

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$400$400

This indicates a ratio between the shares value and profit

distributions from the company over the last year.

This indicates a ratio between the shares value and profit

distributions from the company over the last year.


$400$400

What is the price-earnings ratio?What is the price-earnings ratio?

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$500$500

This is a measurement similar to the return on a bank deposit that measures the current gain as a percentage of the share price.

This is a measurement similar to the return on a bank deposit that measures the current gain as a percentage of the share price.


$500$500

What is the yield?What is the yield?

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$100$100

This occurs when an investor spreads their money across a

wide variety of stocks and bonds.

This occurs when an investor spreads their money across a

wide variety of stocks and bonds.


$100$100

What is diversification?What is diversification?

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$200$200

This is what you call the price of a share of the mutual fund, calculated at the end of the

trading day.

This is what you call the price of a share of the mutual fund, calculated at the end of the

trading day.


$200$200

What is the Net Asset Value?What is the Net Asset Value?

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$300$300

A fund that exclusively invests in a single industry

A fund that exclusively invests in a single industry


$300$300

What is a sector fund?What is a sector fund?

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$400$400

These are the two main differences between a mutual

fund and exchange traded fund.

These are the two main differences between a mutual

fund and exchange traded fund.


$400$400

What are professional management and a flexible

basket of investments?

What are professional management and a flexible

basket of investments?

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$500$500

This is the most watched rating agency for the quality and track

record of widely held mutual funds.

This is the most watched rating agency for the quality and track

record of widely held mutual funds.


$500$500

What is Morningstar?What is Morningstar?

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$100$100

Each group is given this amount of cash to start the game.

Each group is given this amount of cash to start the game.


$100$100

What is $100,000?What is $100,000?

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$200$200

These are the three stock exchanges an SMG player can

invest in.

These are the three stock exchanges an SMG player can

invest in.


$200$200

What are the NYSE, NASDAQ, and the AMEX?

What are the NYSE, NASDAQ, and the AMEX?

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$300$300

This is the amount the SMG broker charges per transaction.

This is the amount the SMG broker charges per transaction.


$300$300

What is $25.00?What is $25.00?

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$400$400

This is the minimum price a stock can be purchased for in the SMG.This is the minimum price a stock can be purchased for in the SMG.


$400$400


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$500$500

This is the maximum number of transactions an SMG player can

conduct in 12 week playing period.

This is the maximum number of transactions an SMG player can

conduct in 12 week playing period.


$500$500

What is 200?What is 200?

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Stock

Terms

Pot-

pourri

Risk

Reward

Stock

Math

Stock

Symbol

Corp-

oration

$200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200

$400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400

$600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600

$800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800

$1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

Round 1

Final Jeopardy

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$200$200

Buying stocks with borrowed money.

Buying stocks with borrowed money.


$200$200

What is buying on margin?What is buying on margin?

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$400$400

The acronym that describes the first opportunity the public has to

buy a stock.

The acronym that describes the first opportunity the public has to

buy a stock.


$400$400

What is an I.P.O.?What is an I.P.O.?

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$600$600

Stock whose prices are relatively unaffected by the changes in the

business cycle.

Stock whose prices are relatively unaffected by the changes in the

business cycle.


$600$600

What is a defensive stock?What is a defensive stock?

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$800$800

A stock that is a speculative and very risky investment usually

priced below $5.00

A stock that is a speculative and very risky investment usually

priced below $5.00


$800$800

What is a penny stock?What is a penny stock?

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$1000$1000

An advertisement with a unique shape bringing an IPO to the

attention of potential investors.

An advertisement with a unique shape bringing an IPO to the

attention of potential investors.


$1000$1000

What is a tombstone ad?What is a tombstone ad?

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$200$200

These are the letters you’ll find after a ticker symbol to denote a

preferred stock.

These are the letters you’ll find after a ticker symbol to denote a

preferred stock.


$200$200

What is pf?What is pf?

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$400$400

This is the government agency that oversees the legitimacy and transparency of the investment

markets.

This is the government agency that oversees the legitimacy and transparency of the investment

markets.


$400$400

What is the SEC?What is the SEC?

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$600$600

This is the person a company goes to when it wants to go public and seek investors.

This is the person a company goes to when it wants to go public and seek investors.


$600$600

What is an investment banker?What is an investment banker?

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$800$800

This is the action of selling borrowed securities at a high

price and buying them back at a low price.

This is the action of selling borrowed securities at a high

price and buying them back at a low price.


$800$800

What is selling short?What is selling short?

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$1000$1000

This is where corporations obtain most of the funds they need for

expansion.

This is where corporations obtain most of the funds they need for

expansion.


$1000$1000

What are undistributed profits?What are undistributed profits?

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$200$200

Of stocks, treasury bonds, corporate bonds, money market funds, and savings deposits this

one has had the greatest historical return.

Of stocks, treasury bonds, corporate bonds, money market funds, and savings deposits this

one has had the greatest historical return.


$200$200

What are stocks?What are stocks?

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$400$400

This is someone who is willing to invest in risky securities with the

hope of big returns.

This is someone who is willing to invest in risky securities with the

hope of big returns.


$400$400

What is a speculator?What is a speculator?

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$600$600

This stock guarantees a fixed dividend to be received before

common shares.

This stock guarantees a fixed dividend to be received before

common shares.


$600$600

What is preferred stock?What is preferred stock?

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$800$800

This rule allows you to figure out how many years it will take to double your money at various

interest rates.

This rule allows you to figure out how many years it will take to double your money at various

interest rates.


$800$800

What is the Rule of 72?What is the Rule of 72?

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$1000$1000

When an investment pays interest earned on interest you

have benefited from this.

When an investment pays interest earned on interest you

have benefited from this.


$1000$1000

What is the magic of compounding?

What is the magic of compounding?

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$200$200

If you own 100 shares of stock at $15.50 per share and this stock

splits 2:1 this is what you’ll have.

If you own 100 shares of stock at $15.50 per share and this stock

splits 2:1 this is what you’ll have.


$200$200

What are 200 shares valued at $1550.00?

What are 200 shares valued at $1550.00?

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$400$400

If the closing price today for Papa John’s Pizza is $28.80 and the

change from the previous day is +0.45, this is yesterday’s closing

price.

If the closing price today for Papa John’s Pizza is $28.80 and the

change from the previous day is +0.45, this is yesterday’s closing

price.


$400$400


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$600$600

If the current price of Coca-Cola is $77.23 and the most recent

quarterly dividend is $2.25, this is what the %yield on this day will

be.

If the current price of Coca-Cola is $77.23 and the most recent

quarterly dividend is $2.25, this is what the %yield on this day will

be.


$600$600

What is 3.1%?What is 3.1%?

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$800$800

Of a decrease in production, falling interest rates, an increase in unemployment, or an increase in unsold inventories, this would

tend to increase stock prices.

Of a decrease in production, falling interest rates, an increase in unemployment, or an increase in unsold inventories, this would

tend to increase stock prices.


$800$800

What are falling interest rates?What are falling interest rates?

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$1000$1000

This is the value of what an investor has after selling short 100 shares of XYZ Corp. at $20 per share and then buying them

back at $40 per share.

This is the value of what an investor has after selling short 100 shares of XYZ Corp. at $20 per share and then buying them

back at $40 per share.


$1000$1000

What is the loss of $2000?What is the loss of $2000?

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$200$200

DISDIS


$200$200

What is Disney?What is Disney?

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$400$400

MSFTMSFT


$400$400

What is Microsoft?What is Microsoft?

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$600$600

PEPPEP


$600$600

What is Pepsi Cola?What is Pepsi Cola?

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$800$800

SBUXSBUX


$800$800

What is Starbucks?What is Starbucks?

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$1000$1000

TT


$1000$1000

What is AT&T?What is AT&T?

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$200$200

This is the relationship a bondholder has with a

corporation.

This is the relationship a bondholder has with a

corporation.


$200$200

What is a creditor?What is a creditor?

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$400$400

This is when underwriting takes place.

This is when underwriting takes place.


$400$400

What is the initial public offering of a company’s stock?

What is the initial public offering of a company’s stock?

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$600$600

Taxwise, this is a disadvantage corporations have over other

forms of business.

Taxwise, this is a disadvantage corporations have over other

forms of business.


$600$600

What is the double taxation of the company’s distributed profits?

What is the double taxation of the company’s distributed profits?

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$800$800

This is the major function of a capital market in our economy.This is the major function of a capital market in our economy.


$800$800

What is transferring capital from those who have a surplus to

those who need it?

What is transferring capital from those who have a surplus to

those who need it?

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$1000$1000

This transfers a stockholder’s voting rights to someone who will

cast them at a company’s shareholder meeting.

This transfers a stockholder’s voting rights to someone who will

cast them at a company’s shareholder meeting.


$1000$1000

What is a proxy?What is a proxy?

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StockaliciousStockalicious

Final Jeopardy Question


This is what a company often does when the price of its shares

are too high and the buying momentum has slowed down.

This is what a company often does when the price of its shares

are too high and the buying momentum has slowed down.


What is a stock split?What is a stock split?

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