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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.

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1 The Stock Market

2 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

3 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

4 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 basis 2.Discuss these with a partner and brainstorm a list of companies that manufacture these products 3.If you are unsure about the parent company go to www.finance.yahoo.com or go to www.google.com www.finance.yahoo.comwww.google.com

5 New York Stock Exchange 4.Go to www.nyse.comwww.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

6 Stock Symbols - examples AROAeropostale Inc AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters Inc ANNAnnTaylor Stores Corp BKRSBakers Footwear Group Inc BKEBuckle Inc CACHCache Inc CMALQCasual Male Corp CMRGCasual Male Retail Group Inc CTRCato Corp CHICCharlotte Russe Holding Inc CHRSCharming Shoppes Inc CHSChico's FAS Inc PLCEChildren's Place Retail Stores Inc CBKChristopher & Banks Corp ARDWF Arrowhead Water Products Ltd ATTDAttitude Drinks Inc BNLB Bond Laboratories Inc CSUH Celsius Holdings Inc CHFRChina Fruits Corp CCBEF Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp CCLAY Coca Cola Amatil Depository Receipt COKE Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated

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8 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 charges  Market price – (commission + other charges)= net proceeds

9 Stock Market Game www.howthemarketworks.com

10 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

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