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The Stock Market

The Stock Market. 4/10 and 4/11. Equities. Equities are stocks that represent ownership shares in corporations Competitive Investors buy equities. The New York Stock Exchange. Oldest, largest, most prestigious Located on Wall Street Become a member, pay a fee

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The Stock Market

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  1. The Stock Market 4/10 and 4/11

  2. Equities • Equities are stocks that represent ownership shares in corporations • Competitive • Investors buy equities

  3. The New York Stock Exchange • Oldest, largest, most prestigious • Located on Wall Street • Become a member, pay a fee • Trades can only take place on the floor of exchange • 1400 seats • List stocks for about 2,800 companies • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns7kfI_apwk

  4. American Stock Exchange • New York City • 750 listed stocks • Companies represented are often smaller than those of the NYSE

  5. Other Stock Exchanges • 1. Regional Stock Exchanges • Chicago, Pacific, Philadelphia, Boston, and Memphis • Too small or too new to be listed in the NYSE or AMEX • Smaller and middle size corporation • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DOY6OZQq24 • 2. Global Stock Exchanges • Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore • Technology

  6. Measures of Stock Performance • 1. The Dow-Jones Industrial Average • NYSE • Focuses on percentage change of the index • http://www.advfn.com/nyse/newyorkstockexchange.asp?companies=A

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