In order to successfully complete the BIB1W unit test on the financial market, the
student should be able to perform the following tasks:
- Explain the stock price sequence
Reference: Class diagram
- Differentiate between the real economy and the financial economy
Reference: Black Monday Handout
- Define and differentiate between the following:
- Preferred vs Common stock
- Stock vs Bonds
- Dividends vs Capital Gains
- Mutual Funds and stock
Reference: Chapter 13, pp. 273-278; Black Monday Handout;
Glossary of Investment Terms
- Explain the significance of, and be able to discuss the relationship between, the
following indicators:
Reference: Class Note
- Be able to read a stock listing and identify and explain the significance of the
following points of information:
- stock name
- volume
- dividends
- the day's high
- the day's low
- close
- the year's high
- the year's low
Reference: class handout; text, pp. 275-276
- Explain the difference between straight selling and short selling
Reference: class notes; Glossary of Investment Terms
- Define the following terms:
- bear/bull market,
- bid and ask,
- board lot,
- capital gain/loss,
- common shares,
- dividend,
- equities,
- index,
- preferred shares,
- primary market/secondary market
- short sale,
- stock yeild, and
- underwriting.
Reference: Glossary of Investment Terms
Note: After you receive your marked test, you may wish to consult the online key
to my marking symbols.
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