Stock Market Basics

The stock market is a physical place.

• Yes, it's located in most major cities around the world.
• No, trading is all done online.
• Yes and No, there are physical places where stocks are sold, but they are also sold virtually.

The DOW Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 American companies.  Why is the DOW Jones Industrial Average important?

• It tells Americans how much debt the country is in.
• It helps economists predict when a stock market crash will happen.
• It tells Americans how many jobs are out there.
• It provides a snapshot of how the stock market and the US economy is doing.

What are these? NYSE - NASDAQ

• stocks

• markets

• stock exhanges

• securities and exchanges

What is a Company Symbol?

• A mascot to be recognized at a sport game
• A 2-4 letter code used to identify a company stock is random and 
• The musical instrument that creates a crash
• Someone wg=ho does their job really well and becomes the person everyone looks up to.

You decide that you want to invest a little bit of money in Pfizer stock.  But in order to do that you need to figure out their stock symbol.  What is the symbol that Pfizer uses on the stock market?  Use the image to help you figure it out.

• PZE
• PFE
• PIFZ
• PHARMA

What was Pfizer previous close price? Use the image to help you find the answer. 

• $34.94
• $31.67
• $39.43
• $35.01

Samsung announces that it expects to sell more smartphones this quarter than ever before. What do you expect to happen to Samsung's stock price?

• Increase
• Decrease
• Remain the same.
• Who knows?

Group of companies that are related based on their primary products or services

• Stock

• Industry

• Index

• Public Company

You have $250 that you are willing to invest in Apple's stock.  If Apple's stock is selling for $113.05 a share, how many shares could you buy?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Usually, when there is high demand (want) for ownership of a particular company or a product made by that company, what happens to the price of that company’s stock?

• goes up

• goes down

• stays the same