The VOCABULARY of the STOCK MARKET

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1. Where does the term "Wall Street" come from?

2.  Why is 1792 an important year in the history of the NYSE?

3. What do we call a person who owns stock?

4. What is a bull?

5. What is a bear?

6. What is the difference between ...?

          a) an individual investor
          b) an institutional investor

7.  What is the difference between ... ?

a)  an investor
b)  a trader
c)  a speculator

8.  What is the difference between ... ?

a) a bond
b) a stock

9. What is an IPO (Initial Public Offering)?
    Who gets the money from an IPO?

10.  What is the difference between ... ?

     a) an individual stock
     b) a stock mutual fund

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