By: Devin Hawthorne, Danny Goode, Morgan Booker, Keaton Marlow, Erica Shambo, and Tommy Roach!!!!!!!!
The shares of a particular company or corporation.
Facilities that allow investors to purchase or sell existing stocks Ex: New York stock Exchange, American stock exchange, Over-The-Counter, Electronic Communication Networks Electric communication Networks (ECN)- computer APP that help you purchase stock by matching stocks
NYSE- New York Stock Exchange- most popular, Floor traders (traders at a stock exchange who execute trades to fulfill orders placed by investors) NASDAQ Stock Market- free stock quotes, stock exchange prices, stock market news, and online stock trading tools AMEX American stock exchange- has about 800 stocks that are generally smaller and less actively traded Specialists- traders who help to make a market in one or more stocks by taking the position opposite of orders placed by clients Over-the-counter(OTC) market- an electronic communications network that allows investors to buy or sell securities Market makers- traders who work through (OCT) and get commision
What? They provide info. About the price of a stock the day before or over a time period Where? They are available online, through stock brokers, or in financial newspapers.
Selecting a broker Brokers and analysts tend to be optimistic May encourage frequent trading (they work for commission) There is a tax effect of trading Brokers have online reviews and histories you can look at Types Discount brokerage firm- does transactions you want, no advice Full-service brokerage firm- give advice and does the desired transactions
Name of stock Ticker symbol: the abbreviated term used to identify stocks Number of shares Round lot: shares Purchased or sold in multiples of 100. Odd lot: shares Purchase./Sold in multiples less than 100 Market Order or Limit Order Market order: An order to buy or sale a stock at its prevailing market price Limit order: an order to buy or sale a stock at its set limit
Stop orders Stop order: an order to execute a transaction when the stock price reaches a set level (special form of limit order) Buy stop order: an order to buy a stock when it reaches a set level Sell stop order: an order to sell a stock when it reaches a set level Buying stock on margin On margin: purchasing a stock with a portion of the funds borrowed from a brokerage firm Federal Reserve limits margin to 50% Margin call: a request from a brokerage firm for the investors to increase the cash in the account in order to bring the margin back up to the minimum level
Annual report Balance sheets- show where funds come from Income statement- measures their money and where it goes Technical analysis- the valuation of stocks based on historical price patterns Fundamental analysis- valuation of stocks a complete analysis of the firm such as its worth, profit, the economy, and planning for the future.
You start with $1,000 You must invest most of your money in stocks You can not go into debt when you purchase the stocks After re-selling the stocks the person with the most money wins
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