Stock Maker Basics
This is a small piece of ownership in a company that you can buy and sell.
What is a stock or a share?
This stock exchange is famous for its physical trading floor on Wall Street.
What is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)?
A short, unique code made of letters that identifies a company's stock.
What is a stock ticker symbol?
The main reason a company sells stocks to the public.
What is to raise money?
True or False: If you own stock in a company, you own a tiny piece of the business.
True.
The place where stocks are bought and sold.
What is a stock exchange?
This all-electronic exchange is known for listing major technology companies.
What is the NASDAQ?
The ticker symbol for the company behind iPhones and iPads.
What is AAPL?
The chance that an investment might lose value.
What is risk?
True or False: You can buy stock directly from a stock exchange like the NYSE.
False. You need a broker to buy and sell stocks.
When a company sells its stock to the public for the first time.
What is an Initial Public Offering, or IPO?
A ticker symbol on this exchange is typically only 1-3 letters long.
What is the NYSE?
On a stock ticker, a green arrow next to a stock means the price has done this.
What is gone up?
This is money from a company's profits that is sometimes shared with shareholders.
What is a dividend?
True or False: Companies always make a profit every year, so you can't lose money on a stock.
False. A company can lose money, which can cause its stock price to go down.
A person who owns stock in a company.
What is a shareholder?
A company like Apple, Amazon, or Google is most likely listed on this exchange.
What is the NASDAQ?
On a stock ticker, a red arrow next to a stock means the price has done this.
What is gone down?
This is the money you lose when you sell a stock for less than you paid for it.
What is a loss?
True or False: The NASDAQ is older than the NYSE.
False. The NYSE was founded in 1792, while the NASDAQ started in 1971.
The money you make when you sell a stock for more than you paid for it.
What is a profit?
This is the city where both the NYSE and NASDAQ are headquartered.
What is New York City?
This company is one of the few that has a single-letter ticker symbol, which is "T".
What is AT&T?
A stock that is considered very stable and well-established, like Coca-Cola.
What is a blue-chip stock?
True or False: The stock market is a good way for companies to raise capital without taking out a loan.
True.