| 1. The Financial Times Stock Exchange Index is called the - |
| Finti |
Pink Index |
Eftimdex |
Footsie |
right |
wrong |
| 2. "The market was bouyed by the results." "Bouyed" means - |
| lifted up |
depressed |
surprised |
bored |
right |
wrong |
| 3. Different parts of the economy are called - |
| dissections |
sectors |
sales areas |
economic bits |
right |
wrong |
| 4. If confidence is described as "fragile" this means - |
| very confident |
easy to break |
newly confident |
destroyed |
right |
wrong |
| 5. When shares go up and down a lot, they are said to be on a/an - |
| roller-coaster |
elevator |
upswing/downswing |
switchback |
right |
wrong |
| 6. Something very scaring and exciting is called - |
| dribbling |
white-knuckle |
pale-face |
sweaty-feet |
right |
wrong |
| 7. When your investment has done well, and you then sell it, this is called - |
| trading up |
trading out |
profit - making |
profit -taking |
right |
wrong |
| 8. People who buy because they think share prices won't go any lower are called - |
| groundhogs |
base men |
rock bottomers |
bottom-feeders |
right |
wrong |
| 9. The expression for consumer shops and businesses is - |
| town center shops |
the high street |
the big sellers |
customer traders |
right |
wrong |
| 10. If you "shore something up" you stop it from - |
| falling down |
going up |
moving forward |
being sold |
right |
wrong |
| 11. Periods when the economy is doing badly are called - |
| booms |
recessions |
exuberances |
falldowns |
right |
wrong |
| 12. When things are not going to get worse, they are said to have - |
| bounced up |
dug in |
slipped up |
bottomed out |
right |
wrong |
| 13. Making an investment you will hold for some time is called - |
| playing patience |
going long |
holding up |
selling short |
right |
wrong |
| 14. Making a small bet is called "having a ..." |
| plunge |
dive |
flutter |
finger |
right |
wrong |
| 15. Something you are unsure about can be described as - |
| a bit iffy |
a dead cert |
rock-ribbed |
wet-nosed |
right |
wrong |
