Let’s take a break from our weekly news roundup and try testing our knowledge of common stock market terms. This test was a hit some time ago in our website. Thought it might be interesting to see how many can ace it :-). Besides, it’s fun to know that a word you can pick out from the dictionary has a totally different meaning in the world of brokers, bulls and bears.

1.) When someone asks you to “hit” shares do you: A) throw your stock certificate? B) cancel an order to buy or sell? or C) buy or sell a stock at a particular price posted on the trading board?

2.) Under your “street name” is A) your complete address for your brokers’ record? B) the shares you own registered in the name of your broker or C) the code name of one broker trading through another broker

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