stock quotations

10
Stock Quotations Stock Quotations JA: Finance Park Unit 1: Lesson 6

Upload: frye

Post on 21-Jan-2016

55 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

DESCRIPTION

Stock Quotations. JA: Finance Park Unit 1: Lesson 6. Stocks. At JA: Finance Park you will be monitoring stock performance. You will see the stocks rise and fall in value. Learn some of the most common abbreviations got stocks. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Stock Quotations

Stock QuotationsStock QuotationsJA: Finance ParkUnit 1: Lesson 6

Page 2: Stock Quotations

StocksStocksAt JA: Finance Park you will be

monitoring stock performance.You will see the stocks rise and

fall in value.Learn some of the most common

abbreviations got stocks.Learn how to keep records of

stock price changes throughout the day.

Page 3: Stock Quotations

Key TermsRate of Return

◦An investment’s percentage change, factoring in dividends, capital gains, and reinvestment of distributions.

Taxable Investment◦An investment, such as dividends or

interest, on which taxes on earnings are paid as they are returned.

Tax-Deferred Investment◦An investment not taxed until you

withdraw the money and begin to use it.

Page 4: Stock Quotations

How Do I Read Stock Quotations?

52 Week High and Low: These columns list the highest and lowest prices at which the stock sold over the past 52 weeks (1 year).

Stock: This is the abbreviated company name.Sales in 100s: This is the number of shares

traded on the day being reported. This amount must be multiplied by 100 to arrive at the actual number of shares traded.

Close: This is the price at which the stock last sold when the stock exchange closed.

Net: This is the net change between the closing price for the day being reported and the previous day. The plus sign means the closing price is higher than the day before, and the minus sign means the closing price is lower.

Page 5: Stock Quotations

How Do I Read Stock Quotations?

What was the price of Apple Computer’s (AAPL) stock at the end of the day?

Was the price higher or lower than the day before? How many shares of Home Depot (HD) stock were traded

on this day?Which stock had the highest closing price during the

year?Which stock would you like to own, and why?

High Low Stock Sales in 100s

Close Net

48.94 34.88 AAPL 3683 46.44 +.06

36.50 16.75 DIS 997 20.38 +.75

88.44 44.00 RJF 115052 52.81 +3.19

49.00 29.13 HD 54406 44.13 -1.88

47.13 31.13 WMT 2117 43.75 -1.06

Page 6: Stock Quotations

Student Page 33

Page 7: Stock Quotations

Word MapTurn to page 38 and complete

the word map for the following words:◦Rate of Return◦Taxable Investment◦Tax Deferred Investment

Page 8: Stock Quotations

Student Page 36

Page 9: Stock Quotations

Terms ReviewTerms ReviewRate of Return: An investment’s

percentage change, factoring in dividends, capital gains, and reinvestment of distributions.

Taxable Investment: An investment, such as dividends or interest, which taxes on earnings are paid as they are returned.

Tax Deferred: An investment not taxed until you withdraw the money and begin to use it.

Page 10: Stock Quotations

QuizWhy are financial institutions

important?How are debit cards used?What is credit? Advantages?

Disadvantages?How can you plan for the future?How do you