STOCK MARKET PROJECT
ECONOMIC INDICATOR
• An economic indicator is a measure of the
health of our economy. Like a
thermometer it tells if the economy is
doing well or is not.
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL
AVERAGE
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a
measure of the top stocks (30) on the
stock market. It is one of the economic
indicators of our economy. If it goes up, it
is usually a positive indicator. If it goes
down, it is usually a negative sign.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE
• March 12, 2009
CORPORATIONS
• A corporation is a business that has it’s own
identity.
• A corporation can be a private corporation
meaning it is owned by an individual or a group.
This corporation does not sell stock.
• A public corporation means you can buy a piece
of the corporation. This piece of ownership is
called a share of stock. The corporations do this
to make money, etc
HOW DOES STOCK GET IT’S
VALUE
• The value of a share of stock is
determined by the financial health of the
corporation, new innovations, and how the
overall market and economy are doing.
• The stock shares are bought and sold in
the stock market.
STOCK PROJECT
• During this trimester you are going to buy
shares of stock in one or two corporations
(or a piece of ownership)
• In class several times a week, we will go
and look up the value of the stock. It will
be your assignment to write down the
prices (value) of your stock and keep track
of your investments.
STOCK MARKET PROJECT
• You will invest $10,000 fake dollars. You
must pick one or two stocks in the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to track.
• At the end of the trimester you will be
asked to turn in your tracking sheet, graph
your stock and answer several questions
on a worksheet.
STOCK MARKET PROJECT
• Example: Let’s say you want to buy Nike stock. It’s
current price is $50 dollars a share. You decide to buy
$10,000 dollars of the stock. You will divide 10,000 by
$50 (or price per share) This means you would have
purchased 200 shares.
• Record you stock name, abbreviation, starting price (that
you look up) and then determine how many shares you
have. Please round the number of shares.
• The next recording time will determine if your stock value
on the market went up or down and if you made money
or not.