Stock Market Game

Ticker Symbol – Symbol identifying the stock – this is how you identify stocks for purchase and also when researching Example: Apple – AAPL Ford = F

Share Price – How much it costs for one share of the stock.

Ticker symbols  To enter transactions in the SMG, you must enter the ticker symbol of the company or fund you wish to buy/sell  New York Stock Exchange companies have one to three letters  NASDAQ & American Stock Exchange companies have symbols that may be as long as 5 letters!  Some are easier to figure out than others

Guess which symbol is Coca-Cola  CCLAY  CCLAF  KO  KOF  CCHOF  CCH  CCHBF  COKE  CCE Which exchange is Coke traded on?

52 Week Range – The highest price and lowest price that the stock has traded for in the last year.

 Open – the share price at the opening of the stock market today.

Volume/Average  The total number of shares traded (bought/sold) today compared with the average number of shares traded each day.

Market Cap  The total value of a company. The shares outstanding multiplied by the price per share.

P/E Ratio – Price Earnings Ratio It is the stock price divided by the Earnings Per Share. It is the measure of how much the investor will pay for $1 worth of earnings or profits Example – Google Stock Price = Earnings Per Share **High P/E within an industry can indicate a young, fast growing company. (growth) **Low P/E within an industry indicates a less risky stable company. Companies with low P/E ratios are more likely to pay dividends. Can also indicate that a company is undervalued.

Dividend/Yield Definition of 'Dividend Yield' A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price. In the absence of any capital gains, the dividend yield is the return on investment for a stock. Dividend yield is calculated as follows: Annual Dividends per Share A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price. In the absence of any capital gains, the dividend yield is the return on investment for a stock. Dividend yield is calculated as follows: Annual Dividends per Share Price Per Share

Earnings Per Share – Total profit earned by the company divided by the total number of shares outstanding. A high EPS (Earnings Per Share) is good!!

Beta Number  Beta Number measures the risk or volatility of the stock.  If the Beta Number is less than 1, the stock is stable – the stock price changes less than the overall market.  If the Beta Number is greater than 1, the stock is more volatile and the stock price changes more than the overall market.

Recommended Websites    MSN Money  CNN Money  Marketwatch