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The Stock Market
What is stock?
A piece of ownership in a company
With enough percent of ownership you can have decision- making power
Buying stock is a popular form of investing
What is a share?
What determines a stock’s price?
one individual piece of stock
investors perceptions of what stock is worth
How big/successful the company is
state of the U.S. and world economies
bull/bear market
How do you decide what companies to invest in?
Many people begin their stock market investing with companies they are familiar with.
Activity:
1.List 5 products that you use/wear/eat on a regular basis2.Discuss these with a partner and brainstorm a list of companies that manufacture these products3.If you are unsure about the parent company go to www.finance.yahoo.com or go to www.google.com
New York Stock Exchange
4. Go to www.nyse.com Click on “symbol lookup”
5. Enter the company to find out if your company is listed on the NYSE
6. Write down the NYSE stock symbols for the companies you listed for your products
7.These symbols will be used in the next lessons
Stock Symbols - examples
ARO Aeropostale Inc
AEO American Eagle Outfitters Inc
ANN AnnTaylor Stores Corp
BKRS Bakers Footwear Group Inc
BKE Buckle Inc
CACH Cache Inc
CMALQ Casual Male Corp
CMRG Casual Male Retail Group Inc
CTR Cato Corp
CHIC Charlotte Russe Holding Inc
CHRS Charming Shoppes Inc
CHS Chico's FAS Inc
PLCE Children's Place Retail Stores Inc
CBK Christopher & Banks Corp
ARDWFArrowhead Water Products Ltd
ATTD Attitude Drinks Inc
BNLBBond Laboratories Inc
CSUHCelsius Holdings Inc
CHFR China Fruits Corp
CCBEFClearly Canadian Beverage Corp
CCLAYCoca Cola Amatil Depository Receipt
COKECoca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated
Buying and Selling Stocks
When selling stock through a broker you pay commission. You may also have to pay charges such as a service fee or Securities and Exchange Commission fee. Sometimes states charge a transfer tax. When calculating potential net proceeds from sale of stock: the market prices less the commission and all other chargesMarket price – (commission + other charges)= net
proceeds
Stock Market Game
www.howthemarketworks.com
Stock Market Game
1.Click on “Join a contest”2.Choose “Classroom and Private
Groups”3.Click on “$$$ Makers”4.Join the contest: You must
register and log on. You will need an email address and password
5.Once you have joined you can begin to make choices about what stocks you want to purchase