The Stock Market

A/an ___ is the first time a company sells shares of itself to the public to raise capital.

• Initial Public Offering (IPO)

• Bond

• Stock

• Divident

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The quantity of amount of a product that is available.

• Capital

• Tons

• Supply

• Dividend

The highest price and lowest price of a stock over a 52 week period.

• beta

• profit

• volume

• 52 week range

A sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of its earnings.

• index
• dividend
• profit
• invest

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A particular market where stocks and bonds are traded.

• market capitalization
• portfolio
• stock market
• shareholder

A holder or owner of stock in a company or corporation.

• stock market
• shareholder
• portfolio
• industry

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CCSS.RI.8.2

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The total number of shares traded in a given day.

• beta
• profit
• loss
• volume

What is the stock market?

• A type of farmers market where people buy and sell food.
• A place where parts of businesses are bought and sold.
• A special type of grocery store that sells stocks.
• A type of bank that gives out loans to new businesses.

You can buy stock in any company in the world.

• True, all companies are required to offer stock.
• False, a company is only listed on the stock exchange if it wants to be.

Apple is releasing a new iPhone that is predicted to change the cell phone world.  Millions of people have pre-ordered it.  What do you think will happen to their stock?

• It is likely to go up.
• It is likely to go down.