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Stock Chart Terms 'A'
Stock Chart Terms 'B'
Stock Chart Terms 'C'
Misc.
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Who can own a stock?
Anyone can own stocks.
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What does "Last Price" mean within the stock chart?
Last Price: The most recent price available today.
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What is a ticker?
Ticker: the letters used to represent a particular company.
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What does "Open" refer to on the stock chart?
Open refers to the price of the stock at the start of business this morning.
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What does "Market Cap" mean?
Market Capitalization represents the total worth of a company including all assets. This figure varies day-to-day.
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Where would you find stock?
-Wall Street is the actual location -Newspaper -Smartphone Apps -Most people buy/sell stock through the internet. (example: E*Trade)
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What does "Today's Change" mean within the stock chart?
Today's Change: Percentage of increase/decrease which has occurred today.
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What does the "Day's Range" mean within the stock chart?
Day's Range: a stock's low price and high price during the daily trading period.
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What does "Previous Close" refer to on the stock chart?
Previous close refers to the price of the stock at the close of business last evening.
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What are the advantages of purchasing stocks?
-Opportunity to make more money than if you were to put your money in the bank. -If you like a company, it's a great way to help them stay in business. -You earn the opportunity to vote on business matters.
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Why is stock important?
-If you like a product, you want to support the company so they stay in business. -The value of a stock goes up if the people continue to purchase the product.
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What is "volume" within the stock chart?
Volume: the number of shares that are bought and sold over a specified period of time.
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What does "Average Volume" mean within the stock chart?
Average Volume: Average of the number of shares that are bought and sold over a specified period of time.
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What is a "semi-annual" dividend?
Semi-Annual Dividend:A pay out to shareholders which occurs 2x a year. (A company can choose how many times a year they want to pay out).
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What are some disadvantages to purchasing stock?
-If a company goes bankrupt, you lose your money. -No guarantee you will make money. -Large risk of losing money.
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Describe short-term vs. long term investing
Short term investing: when a person buys and sells stock within the minute, hour, or day. Long term investing: When a person buys and sells stock over a long period of time; months or years.
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What does "P/E" mean within the stock chart?
P/E: Price-Earnings Ratio: Ratio of the company's current share price compared to it's per-share earnings. Current Price divided by Earnings per share (x100).
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What does "EPS" refer to on the stock chart?
EPS: Earnings per share; Amount of earnings for each outstanding share of a company's stock.
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What does "Week Range" refer to on the stock chart?
Week range: The stock's low and high prices for the week. -The date is listed below the range.
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What is Insider Trading?
The buying and selling of a security by someone who has access to nonpublic information about the security.
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What is the difference between Common stock and Preferred Stock?
Common Stock: basic form of stocks, which anyone may purchase (many companies only issue common stock) -allows the stockholder voting privileges (1 share=1 vote) Preferred Stock: advantage stock which allows the stockholder to receive money (dividend) before common stockholders. -doesn't allow voting privileges.
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What does "Earnings Date" mean on the stock chart?
Earning Dates occur every three months, in which publicly owned companies release a report of their earnings. -People check these reports for the success and failures of the company earnings.
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What does the "Dividend Payable Date" refer to on the stock chart?
Dividend Payable Date: the next available date for a dividend payout.
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What does "Beta" refer to?
Beta: a tool used for measuring the risk of a company. -If the Beta level is less than 1, there is less of a risk with investing in the company. -If the Beta level is more than 1, there is a higher risk however, there is a higher possibility of return.
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How do you calculate the "Percent Change" when analyzing your stocks from last class to this class? (Hint: Think of the formula given to you on the separate sheet of paper).
Price then-Price now _________________ x100= Percent Change Price then