What can be traded on an exchange?

  • Stocks
    Nope, it’s more than just stocks.
  • Bonds
    Nope, you’re forgetting something important.
  • Commodities like oil and soy beans
    This is also true, but there’s more.
  • All of the above
    That’s right! All of these can be traded on an exchange

What is the difference between a share and a bond?

  • Bond prices don’t change, the only profit you make is in the form of a regular payment
    No, bond prices do change.
  • Stocks are a portion of ownership of a company. Bonds are debt receipts
    That’s right!
  • There is no difference. They are different words for the same thing
    This is not right, they’re very different instruments.
  • Shares expire, while bonds mature
    Nope, shares don’t expire.

Which one of these is NOT a feature of an ETF?

  • It tracks the performance of a collection of stocks or an index.
    No, ETFs do this.
  • Dividends of the held stocks are paid out, or reinvested into the ETF itself.
    No, ETFs do this.
  • An investor in an ETF has voting rights in all the companies the ETF holds.
    That’s right!
  • ETFs are a cheaper way to invest in a wide variety of companies.
    No, ETFs do this.

Bonds can be issued by:

  • Federal, state and local governments
    This is only partly right.
  • Companies
    This is only partly right.
  • Individuals
    No, this isn’t right.
  • Both №1 and №2
    That’s right!

How does risk relate to the interest rate on a bond?

  • As risk goes up, so does the interest rate
    That’s right!
  • As risk goes up, the interest rate goes down
    No, that’s not right.
  • Risk and interest rates are not correlated
    No, that’s not right.
  • None of the above
    No, that’s not right.

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Lesson 2

Choosing a broker

Lesson 2

Choosing a broker