The Stock Market By: Krista D
Vocabulary Percent of change- to find it subtract the two numbers, and divide the change by the original number. Change Original * 100 Percent of increase- the same formula as above just with a plus sign before it to show that it is an increase. Percent of decrease- the same formula as above just with a minus sign in front to show that it is a decrease. Stock prices- they are the cost to buy a share in a company. NYSE- New York Stock Exchange
BANK OF AMERICA COMPANY DATE TIME PRICE % CHANGE BAC 2/19 2:00PM $16.14 BAC 2/20 2:00PM $16.38 +1.5% BAC 2/23 10:00AM $16.18 -1.28% CHANGE ORIGINAL *100 FORMULA FOR PERCENT CHANGE
OBSERVATIONS 1. THE PRICES FROM DAY TO DAY FLUCTUATED 2. THE PRICE RANGE IS NOT THAT HIGH FOR THE DAYS I SELECTED 3. THE PRICE IS SO LOW THAT PEOPLE WITH LESS MONEY WILL BE ABLE TO INVEST