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Introduction to Personal Finance CP - 2 - Beatty - Preparatory Academy - 1st Semester - 2025/2026 Ch 12: Quiz- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser

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Match the correct key term with its definition. 1: Annual Report 2: Auction Market 3: Buy and Hold 4: Discount Broker 5: Financial Industry Regulatory Agency (FINRA) 6: Limit Order 7: Market Order 8: Primary Market 9: Secondary Market 10: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 11: Securities Exchange 12: Selling Short 13: Stock Dividend 14: Stock Split 15: Wall Street Reform Act

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A.A private, nonprofit organization that regulates firms selling securities in the United States
B.The financial market in which previously issued securities are bought and sold
C.A dividend paid in the form of new shares of stock
D.The issuance of more stock to current stockholders in some proportion to the stock they already own
E.A qualified stockbroker who buys and sells securities at a reduced commission but provides limited services to clients
F.The primary overseer and regulator of the U.S. securities market
G.A request to buy (or sell) a stock at a specific price
H.A marketplace where brokers buy and sell securities for their clients
I.A law that seeks to decrease various risks in the U.S. financial system and enhance investor and consumer protections throughout the system
J.Selling stock that has been borrowed from a broker and replacing it at a later date
K.The financial market in which new issues of securities are sold
L.A company’s report to shareholders about the financial position of the company
M.A plan to purchase and keep stock for the long term
N.A request to buy (or sell) a stock at the current market price
O.A market in which buyers enter competitive bids and sellers enter competitive offers at the same time
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We are given a matching question with 15 terms and a list of definitions to pair with each term. I will go through each provided definition option and explain what it corresponds to, and why it is correct or not for the set. Option 1: 'A private, nonprofit organization that regulates firms selling securities in the United States' — This definition correctly describes FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). It is not describing the other items like an annual report or a market type, so this option aligns with item 5 in the list of terms. Option 2: 'The financial market in which previously issued securities are bought and sold' — This is the standard definition of the secondary market, where existing securities trade among investors. It does not define an annual report, an auction market, or a primary market, so it properly maps to item 9 in the terms. Option 3: 'A dividend paid in the form of new shares of stock' — This is the definition of a stock dividend. It does not match annual reports, market types, or regulatory bodies; it corresponds to ite......Login to view full explanation

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