Deck 6: Securities Trading Terminology and Market Categories

Question 1

An order for the purchase of securities at a fixed price is known as

A)Limit order
B)Open order
C)Discretionary order
D)Stop loss order

Answer 1

Limit order

Question 2

Speculator who neither buy nor sell securities in the market, but still trade on them are called

A)Wolve
B)Stag
C)Bull
D)Bear

Answer 2

Stag

Question 3

The process of holding the entire supply of a particular security with a view to dictating terms is called

A)Cornering
B)Wash sales
C)Rigging
D)Arbitrage

Answer 3

Cornering

Question 4

------------ market deals in unlisted securities

A)Blue chip market
B)Bear market
C)Grey market
D)Bull market

Question 5

When purchases of securities are more than sales of securities, the market is called

A)Bullish
B)Bearish
C)Grey
D)Odd

Question 6

When sales of securities are more than purchases of securities, the market is called

A)Bullish
B)Bearish
C)Grey
D)Odd

Question 7

--------- is the charges paid by a bull speculator to the other party for obtaining carry over facility

A)Backwardation
B)Contango
C)Spread
D)Margin

Question 8

--------- is the amount paid by bear to facilitate him to renew a bargain until next settlement date

A)Backwardation
B)Contango
C)Spread
D)Margin

Question 9

-------- is the process of selling securities without owning them

A)Short selling
B)Long selling
C)Margin trading
D)Prise rigging

Question 10

Bull speculators are also known as

A)Tharawaniwalas
B)Tejiwalas
C)Mandiwalas
D)Badliwalas

Question 11

Bear speculators are also known as

A)Tharawaniwalas
B)Tejiwalas
C)Mandiwalas
D)Badliwalas

Question 12

Another name of jobber is

A)Tharawaniwalas
B)Tejiwalas
C)Mandiwalas
D)Badliwalas

Question 13

Those who provides finance for carry forward transactions in securities is called

A)Tharawaniwalas
B)Tejiwalas
C)Mandiwalas
D)Badliwalas

Question 14

The speculator who observes very fast the trends and changes in market is

A)Bull
B)Bear
C)Stag
D)Wolves

Question 15

------is the bear speculator who struggling to complete his commitments because of wrong foot

A)Bull
B)Lame duck
C)Stag
D)Wolves

Question 16

An option (right) to purchase shares in future at predetermined price is called

A)Hedging
B)Put option
C)Push option
D)Call option

Question 17

An option (right) to sell shares in future at predetermined price is called

A)Hedging
B)Put option
C)Pull option
D)Call option

Question 18

---------- refers to the process of creating an artificial condition in market in order to push price of particular shares.

A)Cornering
B)Arbitrage
C)Option deal
D)Rigging

Question 19

An attempt to gaining short term profit from the price difference or movements of securities are called

A)Investment
B)Speculation
C)Hedging
D)All the above

Question 20

Companies (Amendment) bill-1999 restricts buy back of shares up to........... of the paid up capital

A)50%
B)20%
C)25%
D)60%

Question 21

"AMBI" stand for

A)Association of Management of Banks in India
B)Association of Merchant banks in India
C)Association of Modern Banks in India
D)Automated Mechanism for Borrowing and Investment

Question 22

In listed securities, "Group A shares" are also known as

A)Specified shares
B)Cleared securities
C)Non- specified shares
D)Both a & b above

Question 23

In listed securities, "Group B shares" are also known as

A)Specified shares
B)Non-Cleared securities
C)Non- specified shares
D)Both b & c above

Question 24

Odd lot shares are coming under -------- of listed securities

A)Group A
B)Group B
C)Group C
D)Any of the above