Studied by 7 peopleThe oldest stock exchange in the world is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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The first securities traded in the U.S. were U.S. Government Bonds to refinance the Revolutionary War debt.
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The historic Buttonwood Agreement started the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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A bondholder is part owner of a company
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Mutual funds are managed and overseen by stockbrokers
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TWTR 200@ 51.92 ↓ 1.65
Twitter, Inc sold 200 shares at 51.92 dollars and was down 1.65 dollars from yesterday
KO 150@ 38.17 ↑ 0.20
Coca Cola sold 150 shares at 38.17 dollars and went up 0.20 cents from yesterday
BKW 1K 27.24 ↓ 0.25
Burger King sold 1,000 shares at 27.24 dollars and was down 0.25 cents from yesterday
What are the 52-week high ____ and the 52-week low ____ amounts for McDonald's Corp.
high: 103.70 low: 92.22
Give the total volume for Facebook _______
63,543
What stocks closed below yesterday's closing? ____ and ____
Nike Inc and Facebook Inc
Give the Day's high ____ low ____ and close ____ for Walt Disney Company
high: 80.41 low: 79.57 close: 80.07
Give the dividend paid ____, yield , and price/earnings for Nike, Inc.
paid: 0.96 yield: 1.2% price/earnings: 24.99
12 sectors of the stock market
energy, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, financials, information technology, telecommunication services, utilities, real estate
bear market
a market in which share prices are falling
blue chip
a company that is in the Dow
bondholder
a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
bull market
a market in which share prices are rising
call
a contract between the buyer and the seller of the call option to exchange a security at a set price.
common stock
stock that can be bought, traded, and sold, to investors
dividends
a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders, usually quarterly
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)
A stock market index that measures stock performance of 30 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
equity
the value of the shares issued by a company.
point
the daily activity of the market, each point is one dollar in the Dow
preferred stock
stock that is sold and bought inside a corporation. stockholders have priority in being paid dividends first
Net Asset Value (NAV)
Net Asset Value = Funds Assets - Fund Liabilities ÷ The Number of outstanding shares
stock exchange (name 3)
New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange
stockbroker
a broker who buys and sells securities on a stock exchange on behalf of clients.
tick
any movement either up or down in the price of a security.
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