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Stock Market, Stocks, Indexes, Order Types
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A stock represents a percentage of ownership
in a company.
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When you INVEST in STOCKS you buy
“shares” of that company.
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Found via their TICKER SYMBOL
 1 to 4 letters in length
 Citigroup= C
 Alcoa = AA
 Bank of America= BAC
 Apple = AAPL
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The percentage of the company you buy with
each share depends on the total number of
shares available (shares outstanding)
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Shares Outstanding - Stock currently held by
investors, including restricted shares owned
by the company's officers and insiders, as
well as those held by the public
Source: Investopedia.com
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Stock Price = Market Cap ÷ Shares Outstanding
Example: (CMG)
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Google Finance
Yahoo Finance
Your online broker
Bloomberg.com
Morningstar.com
Investopedia.com
CNBC.com
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Answer: The Stock Market
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Where shares of stock are traded
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Several different exchanges: NYSE,
NASDAQ, AMEX
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International Markets
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You need a broker to buy the stock for you
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Divided into SECTORS
 Basic Materials, Conglomerates, Consumer
Goods, Health Care, etc.
 Within these SECTORS they are further divided
into INDUSTRIES
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Every company is listed in a sector within an
Industry.
A method of measuring a section of the stock
market
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S&P 500
The DOW
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Market: Buy/sell at the next available price
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Limit: Buy/sell at any price better than
what you specify
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Stop: Sell if the price falls to a certain price
or buy if a price rises to a certain price (AKA
Stop-loss)
Stock Market, Stocks, Indexes, Order Types