11.3 Economics by Paige Shipman https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1 Investing in Equities and Options en-us 2018-04-19 12:08:36 UTC 2026-02-14 21:11:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png Share Values 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253377203 -Equities form another type of financial asset that is available to investors.
- A stockbroker is a person who buys or sells equities for clients (can open account via media with firm, which allows to buy, sell and monitor their portfolio.)]]> 2018-04-19 12:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253377203 Stock Market Efficiency 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253380188 - Large equity markets can be competitive, mostly when they have a large number of buyers and sellers. investors are always looking at stocks to find the best.
- Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is the argument that stocks are usually priced correctly and bargains are hard to find.
- Portfolio diversification is the practice of holding a large number of different stocks. ]]> 2018-04-19 12:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253380188 Mutual Funds 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253384601 - Mutual fund is a company that sells stock in itself to individual investors (stockholders receive dividends earned from the mutual funds investments).
- Net asset value is the net value of the mutual fund divided by the number of shares issues by the mutual fund. 
- Mutual funds allow people to invest in market without risks.]]> 2018-04-19 12:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253384601 Stock Exchanges 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253386917 - Stock or securities exchange is a place where buyers and sellers meet to trade stocks.
-the New York Stock Exchange is the largest, oldest and most prestigious of stock exchanges (NYSE).
- Stock exchanges are found in major cities all over the world.]]> 2018-04-19 12:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253386917 401(k) Plans 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253577396 - A 401(k) plan is a tax deferred investment and savings plan that acts as a personal pension fund for employees.
- Contributing to plan lowers taxable income because you don't have to pay taxes.
- Provides simple, consistent, and relatively safe way for employees to save.

]]> 2018-04-19 18:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253577396 Over-the-Counter Markets 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253589058 - Over the counter market (OTC) electronic marketplace for securities are not traded.
- Most important OTC is NASDAQ is also worlds largest electronic stock market.

]]> 2018-04-19 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253589058 Measures of Performance 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253784390 -Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is the most popular and widely publicized measure of stock market performance.
- A change in the DJIA that average share of stock changed by $1.
- Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is what uses the price changes of 500 representative stocks as an indicator. 
- NASDAQ computes several measures of market performance for investors.

]]> 2018-04-20 12:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253784390 Bull vs. Bear Markets 5195311 https://padlet.com/5195311/nsc2pkwbxuy1/wish/253786412 - A bull market is a strong market with prices moving up for several months or years in a row. (strongest markets in history began in 1995)
- A bear market is a mean or nasty market with prices falling sharply for several months or years in a row. (2001-2003; DJIA lost more than one third of its value.)

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