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Question 4

When it comes to regulating the stock industry and protecting investors, one government agency stands above the rest. This agency ensures that companies provide investors with timely and accurate information. It also helps investors when they have a problem with a brokerage firm and maintains a data base of complaints lodged against individual financial professionals. This agency is called:

NASDAQ

Federal Trade Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Securities and Exchange Commission

Brokerage Board

Question 5

Which of the following companies would be considered a "defensive" stock inasmuch as its sales and prices remain fairly steady even during economic dowturns?

Ford Motor Company

Delta Airlines

Nordstrom's Department Store

Philip Morris tobacco

Hilton Hotels

Question 6

Full-service, discount, and online brokerage firms differ in two major respects. One is the size of commissions and fees for transactions. The other is:

Number of stocks they can buy and sell

Amount of investment insurance they provide

Training requirements for their brokers

Amount of information and advice that they provide their customers

Ability to trade in options

Answer 1

Answer 4 : Securities and Exchange commission is an agency that regulated the stock industry and controlled to protect investors. It provides timely and important information to investors related to solving problems of brokers.

Answer 5 : Philip Morris tobacco is companies would be considered as defensive stock company. These companies sale and price remain steady and have strong cash flow.

Answer 6 : Amount of information and advise that they provide to there customer in full service is entirely different from the discount rate.