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