1._________ Payments of all or part of a companys profits or retained earnings to shareholders are called their

a. capital gains distributions

b. interest

c. dividends

d. bonus

e. revenues

2._________ When you own stock in a company, you are said to have

a. a debt to the company

b. equity in the company

c. management responsibilities in the company

d. lent money to the company

e. made a purchase from the company

3._________ Investment means

a. any activity that leads to a financial or productive gain

b. creation of something that leads to real economic growth

c. taking a risk that is 100 percent certain to yield returns in the future

d. saving money for the future

e. some but not all of the above are correct

4._________ A person who buys or sells stocks for cash from another person after the stock has been issued by the company is trading on this type of market

a. primary market

b. secondary market

c. after market

d. proprietary market

e. none of the above

5._________ The number of shares traded everyday on a stock market is called its

a. volume

b. volatility

c. value

d. versatility

e. vexation

6._________ Information on a stocks closing price may be obtained from

a. newspapers

b. a stock broker

c. a financial web site

d. all of the above

e. some but not all of the above

7._________ A collection of companies in the same business is called

a. an industry

b. a market

c. market structure

d. an investment

e. none of the above

8._________ There is uncertainty when investing, because all investments involve some

a. fraud

b. failure

c. risk

d. losses

e. insight

9._________ A companys stock is first sold through

a. a PPO

b. an IPO

c. a secondary price

d. an IPP

e. a UFO

10._________ The fee an investor pays when buying or selling a stock is called the

a. concession

b. contribution

c. commission

d. condition

e. none of the above is correct

For questions 11 and 12, answer whether the statement is True (T), False (F) (2 points each)

11. ________ In the financial markets, a bond can be a loan to a company

12. ________ In the financial markets, a stock can be a loan to the to private businesses

13. How many companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average? (1 point)

14. Attached is Yahoo_Finance information for American Capital Agency Corp.. Answer the following questions about the company. (5 points total)

Company Symbol: _________

Exchange traded on: _________

Recent Price __________

52-week high price ______________

52 week low price _____________

Earnings Per Share ____________

Most recent Price-Earnings Ratio ________________

What is Beta _______________

What is the dividend ___________

What is the Market Capital ______________

American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) . NasdaqGS watchlist 21.67. 0.14(0.65%) 400PM Nasdaq Real Time Price After Hours : 21.67 0.00 (0.00%) 5:36PM EDT-Nasdaq Real Time Price Prev Close Open Bid: Ask: 1y Target Est: Beta Next Earnings Date: 21.53 21.55 21.67 x 500 21.74 x 100 23.53 0.13 Day's Range. 52wk Range: Volume: Avg Vol (3m): Market Cap P/E (ttm): EPS (ttm): Div & Yield: 21.50 21.70 20.7424.06 2,097,227 3,213,440 7.64B NIA 0.73 2.64 (12.10%) 27-Apr-15 People viewing AGNC also viewed NLY ARR CIM IVR CYS HTS Quotes delayed, except where indicated otherwise. Currency in USD