KEY TERMS
Giving someone money for a stock is called what?
Buying a stock
Should you sell a stock after one bad day?
No
Best time to buy generally? (can give historical examples)
Market crash (great depression)
True or False: I should be trading hour to make sure I am on top of the stock market.
FALSE!
Something that represent ownership in a company.
Stock
If you lose trust in a company what should you do?
Sell shares.
Name an example of a sector in the S&P (tech, energy, consumer goods, healthcare, real estate) with the highest volatility
Tech or Energy
Is putting all your money into one stock better or worse than spreading it out? Explain
Worse
I look at the graph of a stock, and I see it constantly bouncing off the same "hold" value. What does this mean?
NOTHING!!!!!!! WITHOUT MORE INFO.
Crash
When should you start investing
You look at your phone and see a lot of red for your stocks. Should you sell right now?
No!!!!!
What is a name for the largest stock crash in US history
The Great Depression or Black Tuesday
What is the number one downside to shorting a stock?
Lose unlimited ammount
About long should you keep most your stocks?
A long time (a few years at least!)
Putting all of your money in one stock is a ____ strategy
Risky/Dangerous/Dumb
Stock below dollar value
Penny Stock
What is a ticker and can you give an example?
Few letter code representing a stock
What does being "long" on a position mean
You are buying the stock.
I am googling a stock and the graph pops up. It is going up by a lot and has some green. What should I do next?
More research!
Short
A market where stock prices are decreasing
Bear Market