EM-TRADE (Emory Trade)

Who are we?

The Board Simon Tan

CEO David Burton

Co-CEO Michael K. Becker

President Tyler Garell

Executive VP Kevin Cheng

CFO

Mission Statement

Emory Trade seeks to improve the investing skills of our members and serve our community. By sharing our knowledge of investing and teaming up with other professionals, we will be educated investors. Ultimately, we will purchase equities and sell them for the benefit of our members and the community.

Our Goals and Vision

Make $$$ Play Fantasy Stock Market

Game Winners get prizes

Learn about (safe) investing Via speakers

Invest in the market Strengthen your interests Gather income

Grants, donations, stock, dues, etc.

Give proceeds to charity

Short Lesson on Stocks

What’s a stock? It represents ownership of a company's

assets and profits.

Why do a stock go up? Demand of the stock

When more people are trying to buy a stock than want to sell it at the current price.

When the market's expectation of future earnings for a company goes up.

Why invest? Make more money than you would with bank’s

current low interest rate of 1.49% All investments involve risk, but risk is

minimized when you practice safe investing correctly.

Diversify your portfolio - One way to reduce your risk.

Lesson (Buy + Sell)

Quantity x Price = Cost (Before) Buy 100 shares x $10 = $1000 (After) Sell 100 shares x $20 = $2000

Profit = $1000 (not including commission)

Lesson (Buy + Sell)

Quantity x Price = Cost (Before) Buy 100 shares x $20 = $2000 (After) Sell 100 shares x $10 = $1000

Loss = $1000 (not including commission)

Evaluating stocks

Earnings per share (EPS) Total income from company

divided by how many shares outstanding.

Price to Earnings (P/E Ratio) Current price of a stock

divided by how much the company is making (Or Price / EPS). Example: $30 / $2 = 15 PE

ratio Dividend

Company decides how much money they want to distribute their income to investors. Usually paid to investors quarterly.

Want to help?

Who can help? – Anyone Include your resume and relevant experience in the field.

Potential Positions VP of Membership – Helps us recruit members Public Relations – Does the advertising work Analysts – Research the stock market Think of your own.

Explain why it’s needed and what you can bring to the club.

Email to learnlink address Iwanttohelp