Ryoto Akabane The Wolf Of Wall Street Round 3

Question 1

IPO

Answer 1

When a company offers its stock to the public for the first time.

Question 2

Blue chip stocks

Answer 2

Stocks of well-established, financially sound companies.

Question 3

Penny stocks

Answer 3

Low-priced stocks of small companies, often very risky.

Question 4

Commissions

Answer 4

Earnings brokers make from selling stocks or services.

Question 5

Broker

Answer 5

A person who buys and sells assets for clients.

Question 6

Cold call

Answer 6

Making unsolicited calls to potential clients.

Question 7

Leverage

Answer 7

Borrowing money to amplify returns (or losses).

Question 8

Margin call

Answer 8

A demand for more money when the value of an investment drops.

Question 9

Fugazi

Answer 9

Slang for something fake or not real.

Question 10

Whale

Answer 10

A super-wealthy client or investor.

Question 11

Chop shop

Answer 11

A shady or unregulated brokerage.

Question 12

Boiler room

Answer 12

A high-pressure call center for selling risky investments.

Question 13

Hit the vid

Answer 13

Accept an offer in the stock market.

Question 14

OTC

Answer 14

Stocks traded outside of major exchanges.

Question 15

Quaaludes

Answer 15

A sedative drug

Question 16

Liquidity

Answer 16

How easily something (like stocks or property) can be turned into cash.

Question 17

Capital gain

Answer 17

Profit made when you sell an investment for more than you paid.

Question 18

Hedge fund

Answer 18

A private investment fund that uses risky strategies to earn high returns.

Question 19

Arbitrage

Answer 19

Making a profit by taking advantage of price differences in different markets.

Question 20

Derivatives

Answer 20

Financial contracts whose value depends on another asset (like options or futures).

Question 21

Hostile takeover

Answer 21

One company tries to buy another against its will.

Question 22

LBO

Answer 22

Buying a company mostly with borrowed money.

Question 23

Risk appetite

Answer 23

How much risk an investor or business is willing to take.

Question 24

Run rate

Answer 24

A way to project future performance based on current data.

Question 25

Exit strategy

Answer 25

A planned way to end involvement in a business or investment (e.g., selling shares, IPO, merger).

Question 26

Insider trading

Answer 26

Using confidential company info to trade stocks (usually illegal).

Question 27

Scalability

Answer 27

The ability of a business to grow without losing efficiency.

Question 28

Due diligence

Answer 28

A detailed investigation before making a business deal or investment.

Question 29

Burn rate

Answer 29

How fast a company is spending money (especially start-ups).

Question 30

ROI

Answer 30

The profit made from an investment.