https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs 11.3 en-us 2018-04-19 18:36:02 UTC 2025-12-12 06:56:58 UTC hello@padlet.com 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253588880 An investor may want to use a stockbroker-a person who buys or sells equities for clients. This allows the investor to buy, sell, and monitor his or her stock portfolio from a personal computer. The value of a single share of stock depends on both the number of outstanding shares to be traded and a companies profitability influence the price..]]> 2018-04-19 18:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253588880 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253590447 Most large equity markets are reasonably competitive, especially if they have large number of buyers and sellers. Many stock market experts subscribe to a theory called the Efficient Market Hypothesis- which is the argument that stocks are usually priced correctly and that bargains are hard to find because stocks are followed closely by so many investors. The main implication for the investors is that if all stocks are priced correctly, it does not matter which ones you purchase. Portfolio Diversification- is the practice of holding a large number of different stocks so that increases in some stocks can offset declines in others.]]> 2018-04-19 18:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253590447 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253592989 A mutual Fund is a company that sells stock in itself to individual investors. The market value of a mutual fund share is called the Net Asset Value- the net value of the mutual fund divided by the number of shares issued by the mutual fund. Mutual funds allow people to invest in the market without risking all they have in one or a few companies.]]> 2018-04-19 18:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253592989 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253594146 401(k) Plan- is a tax-deferred investment and savings plans that act as a personal pension fund for employees.The 401(k) i popular because it provides a simple, consistent, and a relatively safe way for employees to save- and you can take the 401(k) with you if you change jobs.]]> 2018-04-19 18:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253594146 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253945473 Investors would gather at an organized stock or securities exchange, a place where buyers and sellers meet to trade stocks. The NYSE lists stocks from about 2,700 companies. Another National exchange is the American Stock Exchange which also is located in New York City.Organized stock exchanges are found in major cities all over the world.]]> 2018-04-20 18:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253945473 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253947169 An Over-the-Counter market- an electronic marketplace for securities that are not traded on an organized exchange such as the NYSE. The most important OTC Market is the national association of securities Dealers Automated Quotation, the worlds largest electronic stock market. ]]> 2018-04-20 18:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253947169 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253949387 The first of these indicators is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the most popular and widely publicized measure of stock market performance. Investors also use another popular benchmark of stock performance, the Standard and Poor`s 500. The NASDAQ also computes several measures of market performance for investors.]]> 2018-04-20 18:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253949387 520691 https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253950381 A bull market is a period during which stock market prices move up for several months or years in a row. Bear market is a period during which stock market prices move down for several months or years in a row. Spot market is a market in which a transaction is made immediately at the prevailing price. Futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell at a specific date in the future at a predetermined price. option is futures contract giving a buyer the right to cancel the contract. Call option is futures contract giving a buyer the right to cancel a contract to buy something. Put Option is a futures contract giving a buyer the right to cancel a contract to sell something.]]> 2018-04-20 18:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/520691/kwz066slhehs/wish/253950381