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