How Do You Read Stock Quotes Online?
(From StocksQuest: A Global Stock Market Game)
To get stock quotes in the stock game is just like shopping in a supermarket and checking on price
tags for items on the shelves prior to the purchase. Below is a typical stock quote table from Yahoo!.
In addition, there are links such as news, profile, research, and more providing important information
to make decisions in choosing a stock in this game.
INTEL
22.50
Day's Range:
22.25 - 22.51
Trade Time:
12:51PM ET
52wk Range:
14.96 - 22.75
Change:
0.10 (0.45%)
Volume:
30,446,883
63,754,900
Last Trade:
Prev Close:
22.40
Avg Vol (3m):
Open:
22.40
Market Cap:
124.29B
Bid:
22.49 x 39000
P/E (ttm):
29.06
Ask:
22.50 x 72200
EPS (ttm):
0.77
1y Target Est:
25.64
Div & Yield:
0.63 (2.80%)
Go to http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=INTC to answer the questions below. Answer on activity 5
chart and answer sheet.
1.
How much would you have to pay for one share of Intel if you bought the stock for the stock game at
this moment? (Last Trade: This is the closing price today for the stock. This is what you would pay to
purchase the stock)
2.
What was yesterday’s closing price for Intel (Previous Close)?
3.
What was the change since yesterday? How much has it gone up or down?
4.
How many shares of Intel were traded since the market was open this morning (Volume)?
5.
How many shares of Intel are traded daily on average (Avg Vol)?
6.
Does Intel pay a dividend? (A dividend is a distribution of a portion of a company's earnings, decided
by the board of directors, to a class of its shareholders. If there is a number listed in the Div & Yield
column, then yes, the company pays a dividend.)
7.
If you bought 10 shares of Intel at the lowest price of the year and sold it at the highest price for the
year, how much money would you make? (22.75 X 10) – (14.96 X 10) = _____
8.
If you bought 100 shares of Intel at the current price but missed the chance to buy the shares at the
lowest price for the day, how much more money would you have to pay? (22.50 X 100) – (22.25 X 100)