Stocks

shareholder

a person who owns shares of a company's stock

stock broker

a professional who buys and sells stocks and other investments for customers

share

a single unit or equal part

stock symbol

a unique set of letters assigned to a company for the stock market

The stock market is _____. the section of the newspaper where you look up how much a stock is worth a place where you buy and sell stock an organized way for people to buy and sell stocks the same as a brokerage firm

an organized way for people to buy and sell stocks

stock market

an organized way for people to buy and sell stocks and for corporations to raise money. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ are the biggest in the United States.

A stock broker _____. analyzes stock and advises to buy, hold, or sell buys and sells stock manages a mutual fund works on the trading floor at the NYSE

buys and sells stock

What is the most important information you need to receive a stock quote? Once you have information, in two to three sentences, describe what information you can obtain from a stock quote.

first you should watch the news and get the latest info on stocks and how they are doing. then you figure out what stock to invest to, after that you get the stock symbol to look up the stock

Edmund would like to buy stock. What should he do? He should visit the stock market, open an account, and purchase stock. He should go to his bank and fill out the necessary documents. He should go online to www.NYSE.org and buy stock. He should choose a broker, open an account, deposit money, and communicate with the broker about what stock he wants to buy.

he should choose a broker, open an account, deposit money, and communicated with the broker about what stock he wants to buy

Choose all that apply. Which of the following should be considered when selecting a stock? 52-week high stock symbol 52-week low P/E ratio commission dividend

52-week high 52-week low P/E ratio dividend

A stock quote is advice from a broker about what stock to invest in. True False

false

P/E

price to earnings ratio; the latest closing price divided by the earnings per share

stock quote

the prices of a stock at a particular point during the day

trade

to buy or sell stock