At the start of the Simple Trader Pro course, students complete a brief survey to assess their current understanding of trading. The survey measures baseline knowledge, confidence levels, and interest. This helps instructors tailor the learning experience and track student growth throughout the program.
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Question 1 of 25
What is a stock?
A security that signifies ownership
A form of debt
A type of bond
I have no clue
Question 2 of 25
What is NASDAQ?
An American Stock Exchange that houses the majority of Penny stocks
An American Stock Exchange that houses the majority of tech companies
An American Stock Exchange that houses the majority of Commodities
I'm drawing a blank.
Question 3 of 25
What is the OTC Market Group?
Electronic trading service housing mainly large caps, and mega-cap companies
The purchase of stocks in anticipation that the share price will go up to sell later at a higher price
Electronic trading service housing mainly small companies that gives info on equity securities traded over the counter
I'm don't know, yet.
Question 4 of 25
What is shorting?
Holding a stock for a long time
Buying a stock
To bet against a stock
I'm not sure.
Question 5 of 25
What does "Cover"mean in trading?
To sell a stock
To purchase a stock from a broker and sell it back to the broker
To buy a stock for the first time
I'm not there yet.
Question 6 of 25
What is volume in trading?
Total number of shares traded for a stock during trading hours
The number of traders in the market during the week
The number of companies trading on the NYSE
I'm unsure.
Question 7 of 25
What is float?
Total number of shares held by the owners and board members
Total number of shares issued, including the owners and board members
Total number of shares held by the public, excluding the owners and board members
I'm stuck, power up needed.
Question 8 of 25
What is an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
The total number of shares made available to the public
The first time a companys stock is made available to the public
The second time a company's stock is made available to the public
I have no clue.
Question 9 of 25
What is a secondary offering?
The first time a company's stock is made available to the public
An offering given after the IPO to raise money by selling more shares
An preset offering made to investors before a company goes public
The answer is playing hide and seek from me.
Question 10 of 25
After adding the 60 shares, Simple Trader Pro offers an additional 40 shares. This is called a Tertiary Offering.
True
False
Question 11 of 25
What is market cap?
The total profits of a company in the year, used to classify the size of a company (i.e. small cap, mid cap,large cap, blue ship, mega)
The total revenue of a company, used to classify the size of a company
The market value of the total shares outstanding, used to classify the size of a company
Question 12 of 25
What are small cap stocks?
Penny stock companies with a market cap under $2 billion
Companies with a market cap between $2 billion - $10 billion
Companies with a market cap above $10 billion
Question 13 of 25
What are large cap stocks?
I don't know.
Question 14 of 25
What is a market trend?
The total volume of stocks traded in a day
The general direction in a market or a security over a given period of time
The daily price fluctuation of a stock
I drawing a blank.
Question 15 of 25
What does it mean if a trader is bullish?
They believe the stock will go up
They believe the stock will go down
They believe the stock will stay the same
Question 16 of 25
What does it mean if a trader is bearish?
This one's a mystery to me (for now).
Question 17 of 25
What is averaging down?
Buying more shares of a stock as the price goes down, believing it will go back up
Buying more shares of a stock as the price goes up, believing it will stay up
Shorting more shares of a stock as the price goes up, believing it will go back down
Question 18 of 25
What is your current average price if you buy 1000 shares of GME at $20.00 and average up with another 1000 shares at $18.00?
Question 19 of 25
What is averaging up?
Shorting more shares of a stock as the price goes down, believing it will go back up
Question 20 of 25
If you buy 1000 shares of UPST at $25 and average up with another 1000 shares at $30.00, what is your current average price?
Question 21 of 25
What is a parabolic in trading?
The company's stock price moves exponentially, in a very short period of time
Company's stock price moves steadily up or down over the week
Company's stock price moves steadily up or down between the bolinger lines during the market day
Question 22 of 25
What is a market order?
Placing an order that will only be executed at the end of the day
Trading shares at the actual buy/ask price and sell/bid price to achieve the quickest execution possible
Placing an order at a specific price or better
Question 23 of 25
What is the PDT rule (Pattern Day Trader)?
Traders with less than $25,000.00 in their account can only trade three times a week (In the United States)
Traders with more than $25,000.00 in their account can only trade three times a week (In the United States)
Traders with less than $25,000.00 in their account can only trade three times a week (all around the world)
Question 24 of 25
What are market hours?
Monday - Friday from 9:30AM - 4:00PM EST (USA)
Monday - Friday from 8:00AM - 5:00PM EST (USA)
Monday - Friday from 10:00AM - 4:00PM EST (USA)
Question 25 of 25
Pick three of your favorite stocks, tells why you will trade it, what your entry will be and the price target.