If a firm thinks it might need funding within the next two years and doesn't want a time lag between when it determines it wants to issue stock and when the stock is actually issued, what might it do? Create a shelf registration Conduct an initial public offering Engage in stock repurchasing Conduct a secondary stock offering NYSE Pink Nasdaq True or False: One of the main differences between organized exchanges and over-the-counter markets is that OTC markets have a trading floor: True False Stock indexes are used by investors to compare the performance of individual stocks with general markat indicators for certain stock exchanges. Which stock index uses a value-weighted average of severat hundred of the largest U.s. firms' stocks? The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index The Standard and Poor's 500 The Dow Jones Industrial Average The Composite Index