Investors Trading Online

question 217

Multiple Choice

Investors trading online

• A) receive more advice than offered by traditional stockbrokers.
• B) buy and sell securities without using a brokerage firm.
• C) generally do their own research and make their own investment decisions.
• D) generally were insured against the market downturn of the early and late 2000s.

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Definitions:

Retire

The process of leaving one's job and ceasing to work, typically due to age or health reasons.

Interest Rate

The percentage of a sum of money charged for its use, reflecting the cost of borrowing money or the return on invested funds.

Bond

A fixed income investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or governmental) which borrows the funds for a defined period at a variable or fixed interest rate.

Payment

The transfer of money or goods in exchange for the provision of services, the fulfillment of an obligation, or the purchase of goods.